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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head,very large blue glass paperweight inset eyes,thick dark
eyeliner,lushly painted dark lashes,widely arched brush-stroked brows with multi-feathered
detail,mauve blushed eye shadow,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with
defined space between the outlined shaded lips,dimpled chin,separately applied pierced
ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body
with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose E 9 J (head) Jumeau
Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1884. Value Points: especially
beautiful bebe has finest quality of bisque,magnificent eyes,original body and body
finish,wearing original Jumeau silk dress,undergarments,leather shoes,silk bonnet. The doll
appears in Wendy and Friends by Madalaine Selfridge,page 24.