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Description
15" (38 cm). Pressed bisque socket head, blue glass enamel inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose blushed eyeshadow, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden early eight-loose-ball- jointed body with straight wrists, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 5 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1878,an early portrait model by that firm. Value Points: most sought after gentle expression with delicate bisque and painting, original body and body finish