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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head with highly-characterized expression of child exuberantly sticking out her tongue, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, painted long lashes, brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth modeled as though widely open and with "sticking-out" tongue in a sassy manner, row of sculpted teeth, separately sculpted pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent, original body and body finish. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 9 (head, and artist checkmarks) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (torso). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1890s, the model 211 from his "Series Fantastique"; very few examples of this extraordinary doll were ever made as indicated by the 1899 Jumeau inventory which stated that only 11 examples of the character remained in this size 9. Value Points: extremely rare character with fine luminous bisque enhancing the intricately-sculpted facial planes, original wig, pate, body, body finish, original silk costume, straw and velvet bonnet, and signed Jumeau shoes. The doll bears a blue ribbon award from the 1980 UFDC convention held in Washington, D.C.