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Description
9" (23 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists, pretty vintage style silk dress and bonnet, undergarments, socks, shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1878, unusual transitional bebe with original wooden neck attachment featuring facial features more generally appearing on their poupee of this era. Value Points: rare variation of bebe with fine expression, original body in near mint condition, original shoes signed "E. Jumeau Med. d'Or Paris" with aqua rosettes.