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Description
23" (58 cm.) Very pale pressed bisque socket
head,amber brown glass paperweight inset
eyes,thick dark eyeliner,painted
lashes,mauve-blushed eye shadow,lightly-feathered
brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed
mouth with defined space between the outlined pale
lips,impressed dimples at chin and lip
dimples,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork
pate,French composition and wooden
eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight
wrists,wearing delicate white dimity and lace
dress,elaborate lace and silk
bonnet,undergarments,brown leather shoes.
Condition: generally excellent,original body
finish with minor finger tip scuff. Comments:
Emile Jumeau,circa 1877,his premiere model of
bebe,likely created as exhibition or special
commission model. Value Points: very rare to find
early model bebe with exceptional quality of
bisque,exquisite pale complexion,original body and
body finish.