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Description
22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head, deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, mauve-blushed eyeshadow, brushstroked brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, separately-modeled pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body. Condition: bisque excellent, body is original albeit worn and with some touch-up. Marks: E 10 J (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1884. Value Points: beautiful bisque and painting on the early bebe with detail of modeling including impressed dimples at philtrum and chin.