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Description
29" (74 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with very full cheeks,blue glass paperweight inset
eyes,thick dark eyeliner,painted lashes,mauve-blushed eye shadow,widely-arched brush-
stroked brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with defined space
between the outlined lips,separately-modeled pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork
pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists,nice antique
costume including mohair collar wrap,fancy bonnet,dress,undergarments,leather shoes signed
Paris Depose with bee symbol. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 13 (and artist
checkmarks). Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1885. Value
Points: very deep blue paperweight eyes enhance the fine luminous bisque of the beautiful
wistful-faced Triste Bebe,original body and body finish.