
22" (56 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with long-faced modeling and very full cheeks, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eye-liner encircles the eye cuts, painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and accented lips, separately modeled pierced ears, original blonde mohair wig with original Jumeau comb, cork pate, Jumeau composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 10 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1884, the model known as Bebe Triste in reference to its wistful expression. Value Points: outstanding quality of the rare size Bebe Triste with superior sculpting and painting, luminous bisque and expression, original wig, comb, body, body finish, and original lace and silk dress, earrings, undergarments, socks and signed Jumeau shoes.