20" (48 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brush stroked brows, mauve blushed eye shadow, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between shaded and outlined lips, separately modeled pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent, few flakes at bottom neck socket. Marks: 8 EJ (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1882, the earliest version of the signature EJ bebe. Value Points: beautiful wide-eyed bebe with superb modeling, choice bisque, original body and body finish, antique white wear dress with embroidered cut work, undergarments, leather shoes. From the Seeley Family Doll Collection.