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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, defined space between the outlined lips, separately-modeled pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 6 /EJ (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1882, the earliest period of the E.J. model. Value Points: fine delicate complexion is enhanced by deep blue eyes with very rich decoration of lashes, brows and eye shadow, original body and body finish, lovely antique costume.