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Description
12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head, large brown glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, pierced ears, blonde human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, lovely burgundy silk and lace costume, felt bonnet, undergarments, leather shoes with silver buckle. Marks: 1/EJ. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Emile Jumeau, the earliest issue of the EJ bebe, circa 1881. Value Points: most endearing wide-eyed bebe, very fine quality of bisque and painting of the rare early model, fine original body and body finish, Private Collection of Louise Hedrick.