French Bisque Art Character, Model 203, by Emile Jumeau

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24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head with highly characterized features depicting a child with delightful broad smile, very deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, sculpted laughter lines around the eyes, painted long curly lashes, dark eyeliner, brushstroked and feathered widely-arched brows, nicely shaped nose with shaded nostrils, closed mouth in broad infectious smile with accented lips separated by a row of sculpted teeth, impressed laughter creases at sides and above the mouth, impressed philtrum dimple, separately sculpted pierced ears, brunette bobbed wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: professional restoration overall head. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 11 (head) Jumeau Medaille dOr Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, from his "series fantastique" created in the early 1890s as part of a very exclusive luxury line. Value Points: rare art character with most expressive features.