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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, richly blushed mauve eye shadow, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, all-wooden body with articulation at shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, and knees, lovely antique costume including original shoes signed "Bebe Jumeau Depose". Condition: generally excellent, original body finish albeit scuffed and one baby finger rebuilt. Marks: Depose E 7 J. Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1884. Value Points: very rare original wooden body, lovely bisque, beautiful large eyes with very rich painting of lashes, brows, and eye shadow.