#401

French Brown-Eyed Bisque Premiere Bebe by Emile Jumeau
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$5,250
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Description
11" (28 cm.) Bisque socket head, large brown glass enamel inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 2. Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1877, earliest period bebe by Jumeau with wide-eyed shy expression, fine bisque, original body.