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Description
27" (69 cm.) Bisque socket head with very plump
cheeks,blue glass paperweight inset
eyes,lushly-painted lashes,rose blushed
eye-shadow,brush-stroked and feathered
brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed
mouth with very full outlined
lips,separately-modeled pierced ears,blonde mohair
wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden
fully-jointed body with straight wrists,wearing
antique white dress with generous Bertha collar
and cut-work embroidery,undergarments,knit
stockings,black kidskin shoes,and fine ivory silk
twill bonnet with embroidery details. Condition:
generally excellent. Marks: Depose Jumeau 12
(head,and artist checkmarks) Jumeau Medaille d'Or
Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa
1884,the model was made for only one year. Value
Points: an exceptionally pretty example of the
sought-after Depose model,original body and body
finish. From the private collection of author Anne
Rice.