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14" (36 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, amber brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve eye shadow, brushstroked and feathered brows shaded nostrils, closed mouth with pale accented 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: 3. (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, his premiere bebe model, circa 1878. Value Points: very dear shy-faced bebe with delicate bisque and artistically-painted features, wearing lovely antique costume of embroidered cutwork, blouse undergarments, straw bonnet, and leather shoes signed Paris Depose.