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15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, lightly-painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, lightly-feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined shaded lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over original (frail) lambswool wig, cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 4 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1878, his premiere epoch bebe. Value Points: beautiful shy-faced bebe with choice bisque, complexion, painting, fine early body and body finish, original silk costume, bonnet, undergarments, and early leather shoes signed "Jumeau Med d'Or Paris" and "4".