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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head,amber-brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark
eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded
nostrils,closed mouth,space between the accented and shaded lips,separately-applied pierced
ears,brunette hand-tied human hair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden
fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose E 9 J
(head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1884. Value Points:
the beautiful bebe is preserved in her original box with Jumeau advertising on the interior lid
and base,and her family name "Violette" written on the lid; with original wig,pate,Jumeau
earrings,Jumeau pantalets and chemise,and Jumeau maroon stockings and shoes marked "E.J.
Depose 9" (one sole missing).