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Description
29" (74 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, lushly-painted lashes, rose blushed eyeshadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, separately-modeled pierced ears, brunette hand-tied human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 13 (head) Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'Honneur (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1888. Value Points: fine creamy bisque and beautifully-painted features, original body and body finish, antique lace dress, bonnet, brown woven stockings, black leather shoes signed "Bebe Jumeau Depose 13".