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Description
16" (40 cm). Pressed bisque socket head, amber brown glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, mauve blushed eyeshadow, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden early body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: E. 7 J. Depose (and artist checkmarks). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1885. Value Points: especially beautiful brown-eyed bebe with luminous eyes, original body and body finish, antique bronze silk satin dress, undergarments, shoes.