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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head, deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips, dimpled chin, separately-modeled pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists, wearing pretty antique dress, undergarments, leather shoes signed Bebe Jumeau Depose 11. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Jumeau 11 (incised mark, and artist checkmarks). Jumeau Medaille d’Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1882, the model was made for a short period only and is notable for beautiful deeply-set eyes. Value Points: rare Jumeau bebe model with finest bisque and painting, original body and body finish.