$21,000
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head with elongated and very full cheeks,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,mauve-blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with outlined shaded lips,separately sculpted pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 9 (head with artist checkmarks) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1884. Value Points: very rare size 9 of the beloved doll with finest creamy bisque and subtle painting,original body and body finish,superb early couturier costume of brown velvet with aqua faille silk trim,undergarments,aqua wool knit stockings and signed Jumeau shoes.