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Description
26" (66 cm.) Bisque socket head with very plump cheeks, deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner encircles the eye sockets, painted long curly lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent, body is correctly sized and of the same era albeit not original, original body finish. Marks: J 4 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Joanny, circa 1885, the small studio workshops of Joseph Louis Joanny created luxury bebes in very limited numbers; there appears to be only one facial model and it is very distinct from any other bebes of that era. Value Points: rare bebe with captivating expression, finest bisque and painting, beautiful wig, fine antique costume of silk and velvet with luxury bonnet.