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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, lushly painted lashes, widely arched brush-stroked brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and accented lips, brunette human hair over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 11 (head, and artist checkmarks) Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'honneur (body). Comments: Jumeau, circa 1886. Value Points: especially beautiful example of the tete model with gorgeous eyes, original body, body finish, wearing (likely original) plaid school dress with cutwork collar and cuffs, leather belt and boots, undergarments, straw bonnet.