The rarity of the early bebe is rivaled by its great beauty of modeling, eyes, bisque and painting, antique dress and signed shoes, original body and body finish.
She has a pressed bisque socket head, wide almond-shaped grey glass enamel inset eyes known as "wrap-around", prominent dark eyeliner encircles the eyecut, painted lashes, mauve blushed eyeshadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with accented pale lips, defined space between the lips, pierced ears, blonde lambswool wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists.
Condition: generally excellent. Very small chip at the left ear lobe. Please see close up pictures. No other damage to the bisque and no hairlines.

14" (36 cm) tall.
Marks: 3 (head)
Jumeau Medaille d Or Paris (body).
Emile Jumeau, circa 1878,his luxury first-period bebe known as portrait model.
A gorgeous petite bebe with desirable portrait face and superb quality of bisque and painting, original body and body finish, aqua silk dress with lace decoration, lace bonnet, undergarments, antique socks and original leather shoes. Her shoes marked on the sole MODE DE PARIS A.P. 7.

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