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20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with heart-shaped upper lip, impressed dimples at philtrum and chin, separately-modeled pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose E 9 J (and artist checkmarks, head). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1884. Value Points: finest pale bisque contrasted by brilliant blue eyes, original body and body finish, leather shoes signed "Bebe Jumeau Med d'Or Paris 9".