#390

French Bisque Bebe "Dep" with Original Body and Costume
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$950
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24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lower lashes, slightly-modeled brushstroked brows with decorative glaze, accented nostrils, open mouth, outlined lips, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, original brunette hand-tied human hair wig, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Dep 11 (incised) Tete Jumeau (red stamp). Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'Honneur (original paper label on torso). Comments: SFBJ/Jumeau, circa 1900. Value Points: pretty doll with fine lustrous patina, original body and body finish, original wig, and wearing lovely original costume of lace-trimmed dress, undergarments, white socks, and white kidskin boots by Alart with impressed full-figure of doll and "11".