SUPERB, EARLIEST MODEL OF FRENCH BISQUE “E.J. BEBE” BY JUMEAU. 20”. Marks: 0 over E.J. Bisque swivel head, brown paperweight eyes, painted lashes, eyeliner, mauve-blushed eyelids, feathered brows, pierced ears, closed mouth, shaded and accented pale pink lips, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball jointed body with straight wrists, stamped Jumeau Medaille d’Or Paris, wears pretty antique rose and white cotton frock, wonderful large straw picture hat with flowers and streamers, dark leather shoes marked “8 Paris Depose and bee symbol”.

Commentary: Earliest period of the E J model, 1881; choice pale bisque and delicate facial decoration, good original body and body finish, charming antique costume.