#120

Delicate French Bisque Premiere Bebe by Emile Jumeau
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$5,250
sold
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15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,delicately painted lashes,lightly feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with delicately accented pale lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists,fine early antique costume,undergarments,stockings,shoes,bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 4 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1878. Value Points: rare first period Jumeau bebe with delicate bisque and painting,original body and body finish.