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Description
9" (23 cm.) Bisque socket head,very large blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark
eyeliner,lushly-painted lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye
corners,closed mouth with outlined and richly-shaded lips,pierced ears,blonde hip-length
mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with early
straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 1.
Comments: Emile Jumeau,earliest period tete model,1886,with original straight-wristed body.
Value Points: of sublime beauty and rarity,the petite 9" size 1 bebe with superb original
Jumeau wig is wearing original Jumeau muslin chemise dress,Jumeau earrings,Jumeau knit
stockings and Jumeau black leather shoes,size 1. Her outstanding luxury Jumeau stacked
bonnet has ivory satin lining and decorative red ribbons,and she wears pearls and carries a
tiny gold mesh purse with pearl droplets and a fancy gilded miniature posy holder with wax
orange blossoms.