#82

French Bisque Bebe Jumeau in Original Couturier Costume and Signed Jumeau Shoes
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head,large brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,lushly painted lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau 5 (and artist checkmarks) Bebe Jumeau Bte SGDG Depose (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1888. Value Points: the pretty brown-eyed bebe has fine luminous bisque,original signed body,and is wearing superb original Jumeau rose silk satin dress with matching bonnet,undergarments,Jumeau rose knit stockings,and rose satin shoes signed "Bebe Jumeau Depose 5".