#280

French Bisque Bebe Jumeau with Original Jumeau Chemise and Shoes
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$3,000
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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, lushly painted lashes, brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 11 (head) Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'Honneur (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1888. Value Points: lovely creamy bisque and painting, original body with original finish, wearing original Jumeau chemise dress, Jumeau socks, and black leather shoes signed Bebe Jumeau Depose 11.