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Description
26" (66 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brushstroked brows with feathered detail, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded details, separately-modeled pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, lovely red silk antique costume and matching bonnet, undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: EJ/A 10 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, his premiere signature model made for one or two years only, 1879-1881. Value Points: the rarity of this important doll is rivaled by its very beautiful expression, quality of bisque and painting, original body and body finish.