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Description
25" (64 cm.) Bisque socket head with elongated facial modeling, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, brushstroked brows with feathered detail, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with beautifully shaded lips, separately-modeled pierced ears, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with very plump limbs and straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: EJ/A 10 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, the very rare EJA bebe model was made for one or two years only,1879/1880, and few models are known to exist. Value Points: outstanding quality of bisque, complexion, painting of features, original body and body finish, original wig, and wearing antique white batiste dress with aqua silk sash, ruffled bonnet, undergarments, early original kidskin shoes marked E. Jumeau Med d'Or Paris.