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20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted dark curly lashes, thick brush-stroked and feathered brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent, body not original but of the period and appropriately sized. Marks: B P. 10 G. (head) Bebe Jumeau (body). Comments: Pintel and Godchaux, circa 1890. Value Points: pretty plump-faced bebe wears antique light brown cord-du-roi dress with applique lace, matching bonnet, undergarments, socks, Jumeau leather shoes signed "Paris Depose 8" with bee symbol.