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13" (33 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, blue glass enamel inset eyes in hand-cut eye sockets, painted lashes, feathered brows ,accented nostrils, closed mouth, outlined 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: (illegible number of head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1878, his first model bebe introduced at the 1878 Paris Exposition. Value Points: very dear sweet-faced bebe with lovely creamy bisque, original body and body finish, wearing silk knit French frock with silk ribbons that may be original, undergarments, bonnet, leather shoes.