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Description
11" (28 cm.) Bisque socket head, bright blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, short feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with pale accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, lovely antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1/EJ. (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Jumeau, earliest period of his signature EJ bebe, circa 1880. Value Points: the dramatically large eyes beautifully contrast the pale complexion on this very rare model petite bebe.