#95

French Bisque Bebe E.J.,Size 8,in Silk Ensemble,with Silk and Woven Bon-bon Box
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$7,250
sold
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head,large blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,rose blushed eye shadow,thick brush-stroked brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips,pierced ears,brunette human hair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body,wearing pretty antique aqua silk dress with lace trim,lace bonnet,undergarments,leather shoes with silk rosettes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose E. 8 J (and artist checkmarks on head). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1885. Value Points: lovely refined painting of facial features and fine quality of bisque,included is a woven basket with silk lining originally presented as a bon-bon box by a luxury Parisian candy shop.