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Description
25" (64 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with elongated face and very full cheeks and throat, high domed forehead, very deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, mauve-blushed eye shadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, separately-modeled pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with plump limbs and straight wrists, with original muslin chemise with silk and lace trim, undergarments, blue knit stockings, French brown leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent, original body and body finish with slight scuffs at joints. Marks: E.J./A/10 (small letters at lower back neck). Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1879, very early bebe by Jumeau, listed in an 1879 Paris toy store catalog as available in two grand sizes only (thus, his sizes 10 and 12 which are the only size examples ever known of this bebe), and priced at more than twice every other Jumeau bebe (thus indicating its luxury quality). The model was likely made for two or three years only. Value Points: very rare and stunningly beautiful bebe with delicate bisque enhanced by subtle rose blushing of dimpled chin, ear lobes, and cheeks, and with original wig, pate, Jumeau earrings, wonderful bonnet, and spectacular eyes.