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21" (53 cm.) Bisque socket head,amber-brown glass paperweight inset eyes,thick dark eyeliner,lushly painted lashes,brush-stroked brows with feathered details,accented nostrils and eye corners,pierced ears,closed mouth with richly outlined lips,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 9 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1886. Value Points: especially beautiful eyes,fine quality of bisque,original body and body finish,and wearing original mariner costume (with size 9 label),with leather sailor cap,and with original Jumeau socks and signed Jumeau shoes.