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Description
28" (71 cm.) Bisque socket head with very plump cheeks, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded lips, separately-modeled pierced ears, brunette hand-tied human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden early body with straight wrists and plump limbs, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 13 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Jumeau, circa 1885, the model sculpted by Carriere-Belleuse known as Bebe Triste. Value Points: very lovely bisque with richly-defined features, original body and body finish.