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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass
paperweight inset eyes,thick dark
eyeliner,lushly-painted lashes,thick brush-stroked
and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye
corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,pierced
ears,original hand-knotted brunette human hair wig
over cork pate,French composition and wooden
fully-jointed body. Condition: generally
excellent,original body finish with flaking on
fingers. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 8 (and
artist checkmarks on head) Bebe Jumeau Diplome
d'Honneur (body label). Comments: Emile
Jumeau,circa 1890. Value Points: gorgeous deep
paperweight eyes,lovely bisque,original
wig,pate,body,body finish,original
costume,undergarments,black knit stockings,black
leather shoes with bee symbol and "Paris Depose
8",and presented with her original Bebe Jumeau box.