#47

French Bisque Portrait Bebe by Emile Jumeau, Couturier Costume and Jumeau Shoes
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$5,500
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, pale outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig with cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris. Comments: Jumeau, circa 1878. Value Points: gorgeous bebe with finest quality of delicately-complexioned bisque, original body and body finish, superb costume and original Jumeau shoes.