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Description
30" (76 cm.) Bisque socket head with elongated facial modeling and
full cheeks,amber-brown glass paperweight inset eyes,thick dark
eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked brows,rose-blushed eye
shadow,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with
outlined lips,dimpled chin,separately-modeled pierced ears,blonde
human hair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-
jointed body with straight wrists,beautiful antique ivory satin
dress,undergarments,bonnet,Jumeau leather shoes signed "Paris
Depose 14" with bee symbol. Condition: generally
excellent,complexion rub on upper forehead (under wig). Marks: 15
(incised) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile
Jumeau,his important bebe sculpted by French artist Carrier-
Belleuse,circa 1885. Value Points: rare large size 15 of the
wistful-faced bebe with beautiful eyes,original signed body and
body finish,signed Jumeau shoes,fine bone-handled silk parasol.