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Description
19" (48 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with very full cheeks and chin, blue glass paperweight inset eyes with darker blue outer rims, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, separately-modeled pierced ears, blonde lambswool wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, aqua silk dress with lace trim, undergarments, kidskin aqua shoes, socks, fancy bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 7/EJ. Comments: Emile Jumeau, the earliest period of his signature EJ model, circa 1881. Value Points: the delicacy of the bisque and complexion is enhanced by finest subtle blushing of the deeply modeled features, and dramatized by very large deep eyes, original body and body finish, original early wig.