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17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 7 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1888. Value Points: lovely example of bebe Tete, with finest bisque, soft mohair curls, original body and body finish, and wearing white pique dress with trapunto detail and cutwork borders, undergarments, rose socks, rose silk and lace bonnet, and cream kidskin shoes with silk rosettes signed C.M.