#127

Petite French Bisque Bebe by Emile Jumeau, Size 2
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$5,500
sold
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Description
11" (28 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, lushly-painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 2 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1886. Value Points: dear petite bebe with especially entrancing large eyes, original body and body finish, lovely bisque.