#49

Wonderful French Bisque Bebe Jumeau in Original Box,Trunk and Trousseau
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$6,000
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Description

29" (74 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, painted dark lashes and brows with enhancing glaze, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, dimpled chin, separately modeled pierced ears, antique brunette human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 13 (head) Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'Honneur (body stamp). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1888. Value Points: in fine unplayed with condition, the beautiful bebe with fine creamy bisque wears an antique dress, undergarments, knit stockings, leather shoes signed "Bebe Jumeau", and has her original red-label Jumeau box with illustrations and publicity, along with a doll trunk with extensive original trousseau: three dresses, three bonnets, original chemise, five undergarments, and more. Also included is original vintage photograph of the doll wearing the dress she is still wearing today.