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16" (41 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading, dark eye liner, feathered brows, mauve blushed eye shadow, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined pale lips, pierced ear, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden six-loose-ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 5 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1880. Value Points: very beautiful early bebe with entrancing large size, original body and body finish, wearing lovely antique gown comprising white cotton dress, undergarments, blue pinafore with handmade rick-rack, straw bonnet, knit stockings, and leather shoes signed "Bebe Jumeau Depose".