#398

French Bisque Bebe by Emile Jumeau in Original Dress and Signed French Shoes
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$2,500
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Description
21" (53 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette hand-tied human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 10 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1890. Value Points: pretty brown-eyed bebe has lovely bisque and complexion, original body and body finish, antique costume and leather shoes signed C.P.