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Description
28" (71 cm.) Bisque socket head, very deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth, very full lips with accent lines, deeply-impressed philtrum and chin dimple, separately applied pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed plump body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 13 (head, and artist checkmarks) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1885, early tete model with smaller eye sockets lending a very shy expression. Value Points: finest bisque, complexion, sculpting and painting, original early body and body finish, lovely antique costume.