French Bisque Portrait Bebe by Emile Jumeau with Wooden Articulated Body

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18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass spiral threaded eyes, dark eyeliner, pronounced mauve eyeshadow, brushstroked brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, all-wooden body with dowel-articulation at shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles. Condition: generally excellent except small chip and restoration at bottom of right eye rim, body excellent. Marks: 1. Comments: Jumeau, circa 1880. Value Points: beautiful portrait face and very rare all wooden articulated body.