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Description
22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head with very plump cheeks, amber brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve-blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked and feathered brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth, defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, separately applied pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose 10 (incised, and artist checkmarks on head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1884, the model was made for one year only. Value Points: superb near mint condition of the rare model, with superlative bisque and painting, original body and body finish, original soft wig (stamped "10"), fine early cashmere woolen costume, undergarments (pantalets stamped "10), knit stockings, leather shoes with burgundy rosettes marked "E. Jumeau", Jumeau burgundy earrings, and silk bonnet with label "N.10" inside bonnet.