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19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, dark rose eye shadow, brushstroked brows with decorative glaze, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with outlined shaded lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 8 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1888. Value Points: outstanding quality of the classic tete model, especially of eye decoration, original body and body finish, original wig, pate, red silk costume and matching bonnet, original Jumeau undergarments, Jumeau burgundy knit stockings, Jumeau red silk shoes signed with gilt lettering "Bebe Jumeau Med d'Or Paris", Jumeau earrings.