#238

French Bisque Bebe, Size 12, by Emile Jumeau
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$2,500
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Description
26" (66 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body, wearing lovely antique ivory silk dress. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau 12 (head) Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'Honneur (body label). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1888. Value Points: pretty wide-eyed bebe with lovely complexion and painting, original body and body finish.