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13" (33 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, very large brown glass enamel inset eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with pale accented lips, pierced ears, very pale lambswool wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight- loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 8/0 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1878. Value Points: splendid early bebe with entrancing expression, original wig with Jumeau comb, antique aqua silk dress may be original, muslin undergarments, brown leather shoes signed E. Jumeau Paris.