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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head, very deep amber brown glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, dark lushly-painted lashes, brush-stroked brows with feathered details, accented nostrils, closed mouth with shaded outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body, pretty rose cotton sateen dress with lace trim, undergarments, leather shoes, rose felt bonnet. Condition: generally excellent, very faint hairline on right forehead is virtually imperceptible. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 6 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body), Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1888. Value Points: pretty wide-eyed bebe whose amber eyes are enhanced by richly-painted lashes, original body and body finish.