#241

French Bisque Bebe by Emile Jumeau in Original Jumeau Dress
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$3,750
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17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 7 (and artist checkmarks, on head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1888. Value Points: pretty cream-complexioned bebe with original body and body finish, wearing lovely Jumeau couturier silk dress, undergarments, shoes, lace frou-frou bonnet.