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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head with long-faced modeling,very full cheeks and chin,amber
brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked and feathered
brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils of pointy-tip nose,closed mouth with shaded and
outlined lips,impressed lip corners,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French
composition and wooden fully-jointed body,pretty royal-purple silk dress,velvet
bonnet,undergarments,stockings,leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Paris
Bebe Tete Depose 7 (head) Paris Bebe Depose (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1892,his
trademark model with unique character-like expression introduced after winning the rights to
the Paris Bebe name. Value Points: charming expression with beautiful creamy bisque,rich
eyes,original signed body.