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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head, very large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, lushly painted lashes, brush-stroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, defined space between the outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, Jumeau composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 5 (and artist check marks, on head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1886. Value Points: fine creamy bisque on the wide-eyed bebe, with original wig, earrings, maroon silk dress, antique socks, bonnet and undergarments, and Jumeau leather shoes signed "E.J. Depose 5". From the Seeley Family Doll Collection.