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20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head, amber brown glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes, rose-blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked and feathered brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded lips, pierced ears, brunette hand-tied human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: hairline at left side of head above the ear and into eye corner, otherwise excellent. Marks: Depose E. 9 J (and artist checkmarks, on head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1884. Value Points: the pretty bebe has original chemise, leather shoes signed "Bebe Jumeau Depose 9" and presented in original labeled box.