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Description
25" (64 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with very full cheeks and lower face,almond-shaped
blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark painted eyeliner,painted curly lashes,mauve-blushed
eye shadow,shaded brush-stroked brows with light feathering detail,accented eye
corners,shaded nostrils of pointy-tip nose,closed mouth with defined space between the
shaded and outlined lips,pierced ears,wheat-blonde human hair wig over cork pate,French
composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: 1"w.
crescent-shaped chip at front crown rim with 1 3/4" emanating hairline,non-original body is
of the period,and appropriately sized with original finish. Marks: 5 H (head) Jumeau Medaille
d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Halopeau,circa 1880,Value Points: spectacular bebe with superb
sculpting,great depth of eyes,finest quality of bisque and painting,exquisite antique silk gown
with wire-framed silk embroidery,undergarments.