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Gold Horse ListingDescription
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head with very full cheeks, pale blue glass inset eyes with spiral threading and dark iris rims, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, lightly feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, defined space between the pale outlined lips, pierced ears, original blonde lambswool wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 6 (incised) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, early period portrait model, circa 1878. Value Points: beautifully preserved bebe with finest quality of bisque and painting, original body and body finish, lovely original costume.