#266

French Bisque Bebe by Emile Jumeau, Size 11, in Beautiful Antique Costume, Signed Shoes
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23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, lushly painted dark lashes, brush-stroked and feathered brows, rose-blushed eye shadow, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, dimpled chin, brunette hand-tied human hair wig, French composition and wooden fully jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 11 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1888. Value Points: beautiful brown-eyed bebe with rich eye decoration, original body and body finish, very fine antique costume, undergarments, stockings, silk and lace bonnet, leather shoes signed "Bebe Jumeau Depose 11".