#265

French Bisque Bebe with Original Chemise and Shoes by Emile Jumeau
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$2,500
sold
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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,lushly painted lashes,brush-stroked brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips,pierced ears,brunette human hair hand-tied wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 7 (head,and artist checkmarks). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1888. Value Points: lovely creamy bisque with luminous finish,deep paperweight eyes,original body and body finish,original Jumeau chemise,maroon socks,and signed shoes "Bebe Jumeau Depose 7".