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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, lushly painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, richly painted outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists, beautiful antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Jumeau 5 (incised mark, and artist checkmarks) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1883, the model was made for one or two years only. Value Points: rare model with especially lovely complexion and painting, original body and body finish.