
32" (42 cm). Pressed bisque socket head with elongated facial modeling, very full cheeks, dark blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes and brows, brushstroked and feathered brows, mauve blushed eye shadow, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils of rounded nose, closed mouth, defined space between the shaded and accented lips, separately applied pierced ears, brunette human hand-tied wig over cork pate, very plump French composition and wooden fully-jointed bebe body with straight wrists, beautifully costumed in delicate ivory silk dress with matching ruffled bonnet, undergarments, leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent, some early retouch to body. Marks: 15. Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1885. Value Points: rare large size of the beautiful wistful faced bebe with very fine quality of bisque and painting, original body, lovely costume.