#379

Beautiful French Bisque Bebe Jumeau with Incised Depose Mark
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19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head, deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, rose-blushed eye shadow, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth, defined space between the shaded lips, separately-modeled pierced ears, dimpled chin, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Jumeau 8 (incised). Comments: Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'Honneur (body). Emile Jumeau, circa 1885. Value Points: very deeply-defined features enhanced by rich painting, fine luminous complexion, original (frail) magenta silk Jumeau dress from the workshops of Ernestine Jumeau, undergarments, stockings and shoes marked Paris Depose 8.