BEAUTIFUL JUMEAU WITH RARE COMPOSITION LADY BODY & PORTRAIT FACE. Marks: Red artist marks. 24”. Bisque socket head, brown paperweight eyes, mauve-blushed eyelids, painted lashes, eyeliner, separately-modelled and applied pierced ears, closed mouth, accented lips, original brunette human hair wig over cork pate, wooden and composition jointed Jumeau lady body with slender modeling, labeled Bebe Jumeau Diplome’ d’honneur, wears original antique silk and lace fitted dress, fancy bonnet, original ivory silk hose and unusual white leather heeled slippers with metal buckles, silk trim and bows bearing the early 1880’s Jumeau mark. Commentary: A rare portrait lady with well-defined features. Superb quality of bisque, sculpting and painting, excellent original body, hands repainted, otherwise original finish; fitted original dress and rare style of Jumeau factory shoes. Excellent professional (invisible from the outside) small repair on right lower side of neck.