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Description
20" (51 cm). Pressed bisque socket head, deep
blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner
encircles the eyecut, painted lashes, mauve
blushed eyeshadow, brushstroked and feathered
brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed
mouth with space between the shaded and outlined
lips, separately applied pierced ears, blonde
mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and
wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with
straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent.
Marks: 9x (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris
(body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1880. Value
Points: lovely bisque on the early model
portrait, with original early body, original body
finish, antique costume including shoes
signed "Bebe Jumeau Depose" and antique doll-
sized cameo bracelet.