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Description
11" (28 cm.) Bisque socket head with characterized features, large brown glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes, brush-stroked feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-joined body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Paris Bebe Tete Depose 2 (head) Paris Bebe Depose (torso). Comments: Emile Jumeau's version of Paris Bebe, with distinctive character expression, circa 1892. Value Points: rare model is virtually never found in this petite size, this enhanced by highly defined sculpting, choice bisque, original wig, earrings, maroon knit stockings, leather shoes signed Paris Bebe 2. From the Seeley Family Doll Collection.