#178

Beautiful French Brown-Eyed Portrait Bebe by Jumeau
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$7,600
sold
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted dark curly lashes,mauve-blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists,pretty antique costume including blue woolen dress,undergarments,silk ruffled bonnet and leather shoes with silk rosettes signed M.G. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 7 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1878. Value Points: lovely shy-faced wide-eyed early bebe with fine bisque and painting,original early body with original finish.