#318

French Bisque Premiere Bebe by Jumeau with Original Wig, Comb and Body
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$5,000
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading, dark eyeliner, mauve-blushed eyeshadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde lambswool wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 3 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Jumeau, circa 1878. Value Points: beautiful face with gentle expression, lovely eyes, original wig with original Jumeau comb, near mint original early body.