$2,300
Sold
sold
Click image to enlarge
Description
22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose-blushed eyeshadow, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth with decorative glaze on shaded lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition body with jointing at shoulders and elbows, and hinge-jointing at hips for walking. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau 9 (head). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1896, with sleeping eye system which he deposed in that year. Value Points: beautiful doll with rare original eyes, original wig, body, body finish, wearing original rose silk brocade dress with matching bonnet, undergarments, socks, leather shoes and Jumeau rose earrings.