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Description
26" (66 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, thick brush-stroked brows with feathered detail, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 12 (head) Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'Honneur (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1888. Value Points: especially beautiful model with original body and body finish, gorgeous antique dress and bonnet, undergarments, and original Jumeau shoes impressed "12 Paris Depose" with bee symbol.