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Description
26" (66 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged
bisque shoulder plate,almond-shaped blue glass
paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,brush-stroked
and feathered brows with decorative glaze,accented
nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with shaded
and outlined lips,separately-modeled pierced
ears,brunette hand-tied human hair wig over cork
pate,all-wooden body with very shapely
torso,rounded accentuated derriere,dowel-jointing
at shoulders,elbows,hip and knees,swivel
wrists,extra pivot-jointing at mid-upper arms and
thighs. Condition: generally excellent,some old
body repaint,left thumb tip chipped. Comments:
Emile Jumeau,circa 1878. Value Points: rare large
poupee with original carved wooden body,the extra
pivot jointing indicating the luxury quality of
the poupee.