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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head,deep blue glass paperweight inset
eyes,thick dark eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked brows,rose-
blushed eye shadow,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed
mouth,defined space between the shaded lips,separately-modeled
pierced ears,dimpled chin,extended-length blonde mohair wig over
cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with
straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose
Jumeau 8 (incised). Comments: Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'Honneur
(body). Emile Jumeau,circa 1885,the model was made for one or two
years only. Value Points: very deeply-defined features on the rare
model enhanced by rich painting,fine luminous complexion; the bebe
wears her original magenta silk Jumeau dress from the workshops of
Ernestine Jumeau,matching bonnet,undergarments,Jumeau stockings
and shoes marked Paris Depose 8.