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Description
11" (28 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, lushly-painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with very full outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition body with jointing at shoulders and hips, pretty antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: P 2. Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1892, from a series of commissioned bebes created at that time for various doll shops or Paris department stores; the P may indicate the Paris department store Printemps. Value Points: rare doll with beautiful expression and painting.