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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,brush-stroked 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.