
22" (56 cm). Pressed bisque socket head, grey glass enamel inset eyes with spiral threading and prominent black pupils, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eyeshadow, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with defined space between the pale outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, antique woolen dress with brown velvet yoke and brown silk faille ribbons, undergarments, leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent, firing line at bottom right eye rim, body finish a bit scuffed. Marks: Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1878. Value Points: gorgeous face and bisque on the early model Bebe Jumeau with exquisite delicate painting and blush.