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Description
21" (53 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, pale blue glass inset eyes with spiral threading and darker blue outer iris rims, dark eyeliner, brushstroked brows, mauve-blushed eyeshadow, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French all-wooden body with dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips and knees, and with deluxe pivot jointing at upper arms and thighs. Condition: generally excellent, reglue on front right foot, two missing toes on left foot. Comments: French, Pierre-Francois Jumeau, circa 1875. Value Points: beautiful face with fine spiral threading of eyes, original wig, rare body in larger size.