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Description
10" (25 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined lips, upturned lip corners, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists, lovely antique costume with matching bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 2 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1878. Value Points: early bebe with gorgeous grand-sized eyes having rich spiral threading, rare painting of lips in slight smile, original body and body finish.