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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head with very full cheeks, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading and darker blue iris rims, thick dark eyeliner, mauve blushed eye shadow, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, impressed dimples at lip corners, chin and philtrum, separately-modeled pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent, original body and body finish. Marks 9/EJ. Comments: Emile Jumeau, premiere model of the signature bebe which bears his own name-initials, circa 1882. Value Points: very rare bebe, its rarity rivaled only by superior state of preservation, finest bisque and splendid eyes, lovely antique silk costume, velvet bonnet, undergarments, French shoes.