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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head,deep blue glass
paperweight inset eyes,dark
eyeliner,lushly-painted lashes,mauve-blushed eye
shadow,brush-stroked and multi-feathered
brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed
mouth with richly-accented lips,dimpled
philtrum,chin and lip corners,separately-sculpted
pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork
pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed
body with straight wrists. Condition: generally
excellent. Marks: Depose Jumeau 8 (incised,and
artist checkmarks on head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or
Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa
1885,the incised depose model was made for one
year only,1885. Value Points: superb
sculpting,bisque and painting,original body and
body finish,original wig and pate,the bebe is
wearing her original couturier costume from the
Ernestine Jumeau workshops,comprising plaid velvet
dress with matching jacket trimmed with red satin
and gold buttons,beautifully constructed matching
bonnet with lavish ribbon and crepe-de-chine
trim,undergarments,black knit stockings,black
leather shoes signed "Bebe Jumeau Depose 8".