
20" (51 cm). Pressed bisque socket head, deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner encircles the eyecut, lushly painted lashes, mauve blushed eyeshadow, brush stroked brows with feathering, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the accented lips, separately modeled and applied ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully jointed body with straight wrists, lovely French dress of antique bronze and teal blue silk, undergarments, signed leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose (incised) 9 (and artist check marks) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body stamp). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1885,the model was made for one year only. Value Points: gorgeous expression enhanced by deeply sculpted features, finest quality of bisque.