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22" (56 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate, blue glass enamel inset eyes enhanced by pronounced black eyeliner, delicately painted lashes, mauve-blushed eye shadow, arched feathered brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with sensuous painting of shaded and accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig in original coiffure, cork pate, French stretched kid-over-wooden body with shapely torso, dowel jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, bisque lower arms with curled fingers. Condition: generally excellent, fingers restored on right hand. Comments: Pierre-Francois Jumeau, circa 1870. Value Points: exquisite beauty of the early portrait poupee with finest bisque and most artistic painting, fine original wig with soft ringlet curls, rare body style, and wearing lovely antique gown, undergarments, leather slippers, bonnet, and jewelry.