#341

Petite French Bisque Bebe,Earliest Period E.J.,Size 1,by Jumeau
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$1,300
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Description
10" (25 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head,large brown glass inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with accented lips,pierced ears,blonde lambswool wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists,antique costume. Condition: faint hairline from crown rim down the right outer edge of face. Comments: 1/EJ. Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1880,the earliest version of his bebe EJ. Value Points: most endearing expression and lovely bisque on the early bebe in petite size,original body and body finish.