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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head with very plump cheeks, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, mauve blushed eye shadow, shaded nostrils, accented eye corners, closed mouth with outlined shaded lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 7/EJ (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1882, this premiere EJ model was made for one year only. Value Points: very beautiful bebe with sculpted details including impressed dimples on philtrum and lip corners, original early body and body finish, antique mariner costume and French shoes.