French Bisque Blue-Eyed Bebe Jumeau with Rare Incised Depose Mark

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22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head with very full cheeks, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, separately-applied pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists, pretty antique costume, undergarments, stockings, and shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Jumeau 10 (incised mark, with artist checkmarks) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, the rare model was made for one or two years only, c. 1884. Value Points: gorgeous bebe with very fine creamy pale bisque, very deep blue glass eyes, original body and body finish, signed Jumeau shoes.