#329

Pretty French Bisque Bebe by Emile Jumeau, Size 4
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$3,750
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13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, lushly-painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent, chip at base of neck socket. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 4 (and artist checkmarks on head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1886. Value Points: pretty wide-eyed bebe with antique whitewear dress, undergarments, kidskin shoes.