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Description
25" (64 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, painted curly lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette hand-tied human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully jointed body, kid-over wooden hinged thighs designed to allow the doll to "walk". Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau 10 (and artist checkmarks on head), Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1895, the second version of L'Intrepide Bebe marketed simply as "marchant systeme" was this simple hinged affair. Value Points: very fine quality of bisque, complexion and painting, original body and body finish, original wig, lovely (frail) rose silk antique dress, undergarments, shoes, socks, bonnet.