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15" (38 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, rose-blushed eye shadow, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with delicately shaded lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight loose-ball jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 7 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1880. Value Points: most appealing gentle expression on the early premiere bebe, original body and body finish, lovely antique costume, undergarments, stockings, signed Jumeau shoes, Jumeau earrings and superb antique bonnet.