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Description
22" (56 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, mauve blushed eye shadow, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded lips, separately-applied pierced ears, auburn mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Jumeau 10 (incised, artist checkmarks on head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1884. Value Points: rare model made for one year only, with beautifully-painted complexion and blush, original body and body finish, and wearing superb original rose silk couturier dress and matching bonnet with original milliner's label "Mme Goudin", and with original rose knit socks and Jumeau shoes signed "Paris Depose" with bee symbol.