#207

Petite French Bisque Bebe by Emile Jumeau, Size 1, with Signed Shoes
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$3,750
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Description
10" (25 cm.) Bisque socket head, bright blue glass paperweight inset eyes, lushly-painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 1 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1888. Value Points: desirable petite size, the little bebe wears aqua silk dress with lace dress, undergarments, French aqua silk shoes (illegible signature).