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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 6 (and artist checkmarks on head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1890. Value Points: pristine condition of the wide-eyed bebe with exemplary bisque, original body, body finish and wig, and wearing original couturier costume with feather-stitching accents, matching bonnet, original undergarments, Jumeau socks, leather shoes signed E.J., original earrings and preserved in original labeled box.