Compelling Large French Bisque Bebe E.J.,Size 13,by Jumeau

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27" (69 cm.) Bisque socket head with very full cheeks,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,thick dark eyeliner,painted curly lashes,mauve blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips,brunette human hair over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully jointed body with plump limbs,straight wrists,wearing red silk dress with lace trim,straw bonnet with red silk lining,undergarments,black stockings,red silk shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose E 13 J. (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1885. Value Points: superb quality of sculpting with elongated full cheeks and dimples at chin,philtrum and lip corners,separately sculpted pierced ears,fine luminous bisque,original body and body finish.