
18" (46 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight eyes of great depth, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, widely arched feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips, separately modeled pierced ears, antique brunette human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose E 8 J (head). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1884, the model was made for one year only. Value Points: gorgeous model with superb eyes and painting of features, original body and body finish, antique white woolen mariner costume, straw bonnet with silk lining, undergarments, knit stockings, black leather shoes signed "E.J. Depose 8".