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Description
34" (86 cm.) Bisque socket head, very deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, very thick black eyeliner, lushly painted lashes, thick brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, open mouth, shaded and outlined lips, row of porcelain teeth, pierced ears, antique brunette hand-tied human hair wig of waist length, cork pate, French composition and wooden fully jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks (artist checkmarks). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1890. Value Points: an exceptional example of the open-mouth Jumeau b_b_ with superb creamy bisque and transfixing eyes, original Jumeau body, beautiful antique silk dress, undergarments, straw bonnet, Jumeau socks, old shoes with original box.