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Description
29" (74 cm.) Bisque socket head with deeply-defined facial features, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, lushly-painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, mauve-blushed eyeshadow, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with outlined shaded lips, separately-modeled pierced ears, original blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose E 14 J (head, and artist checkmarks) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1884. Value Points: gorgeous bebe with finest bisque and painting, original body and body finish, wearing original rose silk brocade dress, matching bonnet, undergarments, socks, rose kidskin double-lace ankle boots incised "Depose Jumeau Paris 14".