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Description
11" (28 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,painted
lashes,lightly feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with accented lips,pierced
ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed
body with straight wrists,wearing early pique dress with lace-edged collar-
bib,undergarments,shoes,early bonnet,and carrying miniature album filled with sepia images.
Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile
Jumeau,his premiere bebe model,circa 1878. Value Points: very dear bebe with gentle
expression,very pretty bisque and painting,original body and body finish,lovely costume and wig.