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25" (64 cm.) Bisque socket head, amber-brown glass paperweight inset eyes with darker outer iris rims, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brushstroked and multi-feathered brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with pale outlined lips, impressed dimples in chin and philtrum, separately-applied pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 12x (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1878, early portrait model. Value Points: gorgeous bebe with finest quality of bisque, complexion and painting, original body and body finish, original Jumeau wig, original Jumeau earrings.