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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with upturned lip corners, shaded and accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, antique costume comprising dark blue silk dress with lavish lace trim, matching bonnet, undergarments, leather shoes, stockings. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose E 7 J (head, and artist checkmarks) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (torso). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1884. Value Points: especially beautiful eyes enhanced by fine artistic painting.