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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading, thick dark eyeliner, mauve blushed eye shadow, painted lashes, feathered brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with daintily-outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball jointed body with straight wrists, wearing antique white pique bebe dress, undergarments, leather shoes with aqua velvet pom-poms, woven bonnet with silk draping and floral trim. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 8 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1878. Value Points: especially gorgeous eyes on the early bebe are entrancing, choice bisque and painting, original body and body finish, lovely antique costume.