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Early Huret China Poupee
17 3/4" |
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Full Ariculated Wood Body
$28,500. |
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The
innocent beauty of a Huret fashion is something we never tire of, as each
one that passes through our doll journey has her own distinct persona,
whether it be her own unique painting of features, varying but fully
accepted body types, or her own version of enfantine fashion that is so
endearing in itself. This
youthful silhouette of a preteen or young teenage girl is addictive to the
fashion doll junkie, as it defies the full length reality of historic
feminine clothing through many ages.
It is just so much fun to study.
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Here we have an early example poupee, with china shoulder head, dreamy
blue painted eyes, coral lips, and full-faced beauty surrounded by an
antique, fine human hair wig in a wrapped, braided up-do.
Underneath it is her original, very short skin wig attached to her
original pate, for history’s sake.
Her body is of fully jointed wood, with an added feature of a
swivel waist and jointed wrists, with stout, early hands.
She has the original paint and finish on her body, and her limbs,
hands and feet show considerable wear from play and the passage of time.
Let’s talk about her excellent clothing!
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Adding to her value is an unmistakable Huret
fashioned dress, made during her time of
1850-60, in a crisp, white pique, having white soutache trim in the
classic, swirling motif around the skirt at on the bodice.
Antique undergarments and an antique hoop do their job to fluff her
skirt into enfantine proportions, while a blue embroidery trimmed
cape/jacket adds accent and depth to her ensemble.
On her head is an antique straw and velvet chapeau with a few
sparse feathers, and long strands of navy ribbon joining at the ends with
a bow. Her antique, button up
leather boots do show wear and she also has fine cotton poupee stockings
with red borders.
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Lovely Barrois Fashion Lady
14 1/2" |
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Compelling, Angelic Face
$2,950. |
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While her opulent, two piece silk walking dress is not original, it is a
skilled interpretation of what this lady would have worn, in antique
fabrics and trim.
Underclothing is antique as is her prim, flowered straw bonnet, and her
heeled slippers are of more recent production, but in the antique style.
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Exquisite French Fashion
$6,950. |
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Although not marked "Simonne" on her body,
this gentle muse of a fashion (18") has similar
qualities to the dolls that were sold from that establishment. As
Simonne used heads and bodies from other companies, it is no surprise that
this face is characteristically Jumeau, but an unusually gorgeous one at
that. Look at the milky quality of the pristine pale bisque, the
rich blue enamel eyes, pursed pink lips with outlined edges, pale
decoration of brows, lashes and cheeks, platinum antique mohair wig (that
has been skillfully embellished) and pierced ears. |
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She has a swivel neck on same milky pale shoulder plate and her forearms and
hands are of the same bisque, having artfully sculpted fingers and shaded
nails. The upper arms are leather over jointed wood, as are the knees
surrounding leg areas. The torso and upper legs are kid leather with
deep gussets for a lifelike shape. She wears an unforgettable white,
fine muslin, two-piece suit with a meandering print of red floral strokes. |
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The color red gets more attention with a silk sash at the waist that hooks
with a rear bow, s splash of matching ribbon on the straw hat covered in
antique lace, and her dramatic, antique leather, heeled slippers.
Underneath is a double layers of long slips, plus pantaloons, stockings, and
a chemise, all secured by her antique pink corset.
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At only 11” this Francois Gaultier
fashion is fresh from Paris and making an astonishing impact due to her
fully original and detailed wedding or communion costume that has a
provincial feel to its design. Her petite but powerful visage has enormous
blue enamel eyes, lush lashes and multi-stroke brows, a closed mouth with
accent line between the lips and pale bisque that is a swivel head on a
bisque shoulder plate. She has her original blond mohair wig peeking out
from under her dramatic head dress of lace, net, silk ribbon and flowers
of fabric and wax.
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This ceremonial theme is continued
with her starched organdy and shining satin, calf-length gown with lace,
ribbon and floral detail, and she wears her original cream cotton stockings
with ivory leather slippers. Her never undressed body is of firm and clean
kid leather that is jointed at the shoulders and her vivid jewelry consists
of turquois glass bead earrings and a matching pin of turquoise beads at her
collar line.
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Jumeau Fashion / Twill-over-Wood Body
17" |
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with Trunk and Wardrobe
$9,950. ON LAYAWAY |
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Her blond mohair wig is antique with a
portion of hair giving her braided hairband, and she has pierced ears and a
swivel head on her bisque shoulder plate. Her high quality, fully jointed
wood body covered in twill fabric is actually the one that should be found
on a Simon Halbig early fashion lady. She even has the added articulation of
jointed ankles with the twill covering also on her feet. Her lower arms are
of pale bisque with long molded fingers, and there is a repair to the left
forearm. |
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Her antique wardrobe consists of
five, two piece suits, ranging from dramatic black, to several richly toned
colors for each mood, to a fresh, Springy pink number. She has a number of
antique hats for accessorizing, antique leather button up boots, and antique
undergarments in white cotton. This beloved doll and her trousseau are from a
special California collection. |
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Blampoix Young China Fashion
$4,250.
ON LAYAWAY |
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From
the Blampoix family of china head poupees comes this diminutive child
fashion in a smaller size
(13 1/2"), to accompany your other standard size early poupees.
Her snowy white, glazed complexion with cobalt blue enamel or glass
eyes, lightly painted lash and brow treatment, a demurely closed set of
rose painted lips, and rouged
cheeks make for a softly vibrant face.
She has a stationary neck china shoulder plate and a full leather
body that not only has gussets at each joint and separately stitched
fingers, there are also some double stitched seams at the waist and hips
for added durability.
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She wears a fluffy, antique lambskin wig, and by their exact fit and feel,
her original layers of lace trimmed, cottom undergarments.
The antique dress is also a product of this 1860 period and is
original to her time of production.
Her light pink cotton stocking tucked into her antique, cream
leather tie-up, heeled shoes make for a complete and well dressed young
lady. |
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Francois Gaultier Beauty
20" |
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French Fashion Lady
$3,850. ON LAYAWAY |
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Wearing that hypnotic green from the 1870
Victorian period, we have an astonishingly lovely FG fashion lady with
bulbous blue glass eye, softly stroked lashes and brows, luminous pale
bisque swivel head with soft shading, original blond mohair wig in an
intricate braided style, pierced ears, and a bisque shoulder plate incised
"3", as is the head. Her original sturdy body is all of leather. |
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Her richly colored silk walking suit, although faded in areas, is from her
period and has opulent layers of ruffles and elongated flounces, adding a
special drama to her ensemble. This beautiful green, which is said
to have been stained by using arsenic dye, is complimented by
appearing in the silk plaid trim on her antique chapeau.
Undergarments are all antique as are her leather, button-up fashion
boots. |
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Be sure to check the
CLOTHING page for
available dresses and accessories for your fashion!
nellingdolls@gmail.com
Post Office Box 4327 n
Burbank, CA 91503
Cell (818-738-4591 n
Home Phone (818) 562-7839
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