#207

Large French Bisque Closed Mouth Bebe by Emile Jumeau, Size 14
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$3,000
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Description
29" (74 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, wheat-blonde hand-tied human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body, wearing pretty antique dress, undergarments, stockings, shoes. Condition: generally excellent, body is original albeit scuffed and with repaint on hands. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau 14 (and artist checkmarks). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1888. Value Points: large size bebe has very beautiful creamy bisque enhanced by deep paperweight eyes.