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Description
20" (51 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head,blue glass
almond-shaped eyes,dark eyeliner,painted
lashes,feathered brows,rose-blushed eye
shadow,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed
mouth with pale accented lips,pierced ears,blonde
mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and
wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight
wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 5
(head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body).
Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1878,the premiere
bebe model of the firm. Value Points: very
beautiful early bebe with finest bisque and
painting,original signed body and body
finish,wearing beautiful early
costume,undergarments,bonnet,stockings,and black
shoes with brown silk ribbon bows marked"Bebe
Jumeau Depose 5".