$24,000
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Description
26" (66 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with long-faced modeling and full cheeks,almond-
shaped blue/grey enamel inset eyes with darker blue rims and spiral threading,dark
eyeliner,painted lashes,delicately-feathered brows,mauve-blushed eye shadow,accented
nostrils,closed mouth with outlined lips,separately-modeled pierced ears,blonde mohair wig
over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight
wrists. Condition: generally excellent,some silk wear on sleeves of dress. Marks: 12 (head)
Jumeau Medaille dOr Pari (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1878. Value Points: the
exceptional beauty of the early portrait model is achieved by finest quality of bisque and
painting,the doll has original softest wig,pate,early body with original finish,and is wearing
Jumeau couturier dress from the workshops of Ernestine Jumeau,signed Jumeau
shoes,undergarments,and beautiful silk and lace bonnet.