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42" (107 cm.) Bisque socket head, deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, lushly-painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, blushed eye shadow, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded lips, separately-modelled pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with plump limbs, beautiful antique costume, undergarments, bonnet, and Jumeau leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent, light retouch on body finish. Marks: Depose Jumeau 20 (incised marking on head, and artist checkmarks) Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'Honneur (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1884, the largest size created of his bebe, this example being the rare incised "Depose" model, being the first time his name appeared on the bebe head. It is probable that the doll was created as an exhibition model, appearing either at the Antwerp Exposition of 1885 where Jumeau competed fiercely against German competitors who were copying his dolls, or in the 1884 salon of the French Union des Fabricantsde Jouets, of which Jumeau was a charter member and which provided a Paris showroom for French dolls and toys. Value Points: exceptional rarity of the size 20 bebe, no other example in this size with the incised "Depose" marking is known to exist, with gorgeous bisque and painting, and with original signed Jumeau shoes, marked size 20, with gilt letter markings.