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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, pierced ears, blonde lambswool wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, antique silk costume, undergarments, bonnet, leather shoes with brown silk rosettes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose E 6 J (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1883. Value Points: an especially lovely example of the early bebe with beautifully-painted features, original body and body finish.