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20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head with very plump cheeks, wide-eyed blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with heart-shaped upper lip, pierced ears, auburn mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, antique costume including signed Jumeau shoes. Condition: generally excellent, body is not original but is appropriate and of the era. Marks: B P/0. (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: French, circa 1890. Value Points: rarely found maker and markings, and with distinctive wide-eyed expression, fine quality of bisque, original body finish.