#53

Early Model French Bisque Premiere Bebe by Emile Jumeau with Very Beautiful Face
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$6,000
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,painted lashes,mauve-blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with defined space between the pale lips,separately modeled pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 9 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1880. Value Points: very beautiful gentle-faced bebe with delicate pale bisque,fine antique costume with jewelry,and white kid-leather boots marked with full figure of doll (Alart).