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Description
12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head, very large brown glass enamel inset eyes in so-called "wrap-around" style, dark eyeliner, lightly-feathered brows, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with shaded lips, heart-shaped upper lip, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body, straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Jumeau (large block letters in cartouche) 1 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1878. Value Points: very rare early model with distinctive cartouche signature, unusually fine quality of bisque and painting for this early model, original body and body finish, early linen/cotton dress, undergarments, lace cap, socks, leather shoes.