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Description
20" (51 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, blue/grey glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, separately sculpted pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 7 EJ (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, the earliest period of the EJ model, circa 1882. Value Points: the gorgeous bebe has entrancing eyes, finest bisque, modeling and painting, original wig, original body and body finish, and wearing early dress, original undergarments, original necklace and earrings, knit stockings, and original kid shoes signed "E. Jumeau Med d'or Paris".