#180

French Bisque Bebe Jumeau in Lovely Aqua Silk and Lace Dress and Signed Jumeau Shoes
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$3,000
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24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, dark painted lashes, rose-blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette hand-tied human hair over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 11 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1888. Value Points: beautiful creamy-complexioned bebe with original body and body finish, wears beautiful dress of aqua silk and crepe de chene with lace trim, ruffled bonnet, undergarments, leather shoes signed "E.J. Depose 11".