#194

French Brown-Eyed Bisque Portrait Bebe by Emile Jumeau
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23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head, large brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, mauve blushed eye shadow, accented nostrils, closed mouth, defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, pretty silk dress in the French manner, signed Jumeau leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent, arms repainted. Marks: 10 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1880. Value Points: pretty wide-eyed bebe with beautiful painting that emphasizes her eyes.