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16" (41 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate, blue glass enamel inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, pale outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, firmly-stuffed kid body with gusset-jointing at hips and knees, kid-over-wooden upper arms with dowel-jointing at shoulders and elbows, bisque lower arms with sculpted hands. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 4 (head and shoulders). Comments: Pierre-Francois Jumeau, circa 1870. Value Points: entrancing expression with loveliest bisque and painting, rare body and bisque arms, and wearing antique gown, blouse, black velvet bonnet, undergarments, leather boots signed C.P. and carrying red leather folio.