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Description
14" (36 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body, wearing pretty antique natural weave cotton dress with white cutwork and embroidered trim, undergarments, leather shoes, straw bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 4 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Jumeau, circa 1880, his early premiere model. Value Points: very beautiful shy-featured bebe with delicate complexion of bisque, large brown eyes, original body and body finish.