#117

All-Original French BisquePoupeeby Jumeau in SilkTurkish Court Costume Possibly Exhibition Model
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$3,500
sold
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17" (43 cm.) Bisqueswivel head on kid-edged bisqueshoulder plate,amber brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,brush-stroked brows,accented nostrils and eyecorners,closed mouth with accented lips,beauty marks,pierced ears,kid gusset-jointed body with stitched and separated fingers. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 4 (artist check marks on head) Jumeau Medailled'Or Paris (body stamp). Comments: EmileJumeau,circa 1878. ValuePoints: thebeautiful doll is wearing her elaborateand original silk court costumeincluding matching slippers and elaborately embellished head-dress and medallions; thedoll was likely designed to appeal to theexotic royalty of Turkey as they traveled to theParis International Exposition of 1878.