11. GORGEOUS EARLIEST PERIOD FRENCH PORTRAIT BEBE BY EMILE JUMEAU. 17 ½”. Marks: 8. Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, mauve blushed eye shadow, closed mouth with pale outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, original coil spring neck connector, French composition and wooden jointed body with straight wrists marked Jumeau Medaille d’Or Paris, wears factory blue and beige frock with matching fancy bonnet, dark leather shoes. Commentary: Emile Jumeau, circa 1878, his early period portrait bebe having especially beautiful luminous eyes that enhance the delicate pale bisque, good original body with original finish.