
32" (81 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, thick black eye liner, painted lashes, brush-stroked and feathered brows, rose eye shadow, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the richly accented lips with upturned lip corners, separated modeled pierced ears, brunette hand-tied human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 15 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1882, his portrait bebe sculpted by Parisian artist Carriere-Belleuse. Value Points: rare large size of the wistful faced child having exemplary bisque and painting, original body and body finish, superb antique dress with embroidery, fur muff and bonnet, undergarments, shoes, stockings.