#119

French Bisque Bebe by Emile Jumeau,Size 14,with Beautiful Antique Costume
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$4,500
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Description
30" (76 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,thick dark eyeliner,lushly painted lashes,dark eyeliner,brush-stroked brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips,dimpled chin,separately modeled pierced ears,brunette mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 14 (head) Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'Honneur (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1888. Value Points: very fine lustrous bisque with deeply defined modeling and rich painting of features,gorgeous antique costume.