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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, dark painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth, richly-painted lips with upturned lip corners, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 8 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1888. Value Points: the pretty wide-eyed bebe has fine creamy bisque and rich painting of features, original body and body finish, and wears original blue woolen sailor costume with cap labeled "Le Paris" in gilt letters.