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15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brush-stroked and feathered brows, mauve blushed eye shadow, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose E 6 J (and artist checkmarks on head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1885. Value Points: fine quality of bisque and painting enhanced by splendid eyes, original body and body finish, antique velvet and silk ensemble, undergarments, stockings, shoes.