
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head, amber brown paperweight glass inset eyes, dark eye-liner, lushly painted lashes, thick brush-stroked and feathered brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 8 (and artist checkmarks, head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1886. Value Points: early tete model with wonderfully defined features, fine lustrous patina and artistically painted features, original Jumeau wig, pate, body, body finish, lovely antique costume, bonnet, undergarments, Jumeau stockings, leather shoes signed "8".