#26

Large French Bisque Bebe Jumeau as Young Marquis,Size 15
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$2,500
sold
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Description
33" (84 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted long curly lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,open mouth with outlined lips,porcelain teeth,pierced ears,brunette hand-tied human hair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully- jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 15. Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1895. Value Points: very handsome lad with fine quality of bisque and painting,original body and body finish,wearing wonderful antique costume including silk pants and stockings and feathered hat of young Marquis.