French Bisque Bebe Jumeau with Very Rare Signed Jumeau All-Wooden Body

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16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,thick dark eyeliner,mauve blushed eye shadow,painted lashes,brushstroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,pierced ears,ash-blonde hand-tied human hair wig with braided coronet,all-wooden six-loose-ball-jointed body with shapely legs,straight wrists,defined fingers and toes. Condition: generally excellent,an original 1/2" firing line at side crown rim,little right toe chipped off. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 6 (and artist checkmarks,on head) Jumeau Medaille d̴Or Paris (incised mark on back torso). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1885. Value Points: rare all-wooden body with Jumeau signature,the doll has original Jumeau shoes signed "Bebe Jumeau Depose 8",and beautiful eyes.