
24" (61 cm). Pressed bisque socket head with very elongated and plump lower face, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner encircles the eyecut, painter lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brush stroked and multi-feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, impressed dimples at corners of mouth and chin, separately applied and pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden six-loose- ball jointed body with very plump limbs, straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: E.J.A. 10 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1882. Value Points: among the rarest of the Jumeau bebes, this example of unsurpassed beauty with finest quality of bisque and painting, superb wig, original body and body finish, and superb antique costume including original bebe stays, Paris-labeled straw bonnet, leather shoes.