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Description
15" (38 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with very plump cheeks, brown glass enamel inset eyes, richly blushed eye shadow, dark eyeliner, delicately painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 4 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1878, the premiere model of the Jumeau bebe. Value Points: very beautiful face with entrancing brown eyes enhanced by rich eye shadow, finest bisque and painting, original body and body finish, fine original antique dress and bonnet, undergarments, stockings, French black leather shoes with silk rosettes.