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9" (23 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark painted eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, rose-blushed eyeshadow, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 1 (head, and artist checkmarks) Bebe Jumeau (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1888. Value Points: precious petite bebe with entrancing large paperweight eyes, choice bisque, original wig, body, body finish, and is wearing lovely antique dress, undergarments, bonnet and shoes.