$4,400
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight
inset eyes with spiral threading dark eyeliner,painted
lashes,brush-stroked brows,mauve-blushed eye
shadow,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with
outlined pale lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over
cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-
jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: an old faint
hairline from left outer eye to side of head. Marks: 5
(head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile
Jumeau,circa 1878,his luxury or portrait model of the
premiere bebe. Value Points: gorgeous eyes with
beautifully-painted blush and accents,original body and
body finish,superb original Jumeau couturiere silk dress
and undergarments from the atelier of Ernestine
Jumeau,with fabulous bi-color bonnet trimmed with blue
flowers,antique socks and brown leather boots.