#61

French Bisque Bebe Jumeau from Au Paradis des Enfants with Signed Boutique Shoes
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$3,750
sold
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19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head,deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with outlined lips,pierced ears,brunette mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body,wearing pretty antique silk dress,undergarments,ruffled lace and silk bonnet,net stockings and shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bebe Jumeau Bte SGDG 8 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1888,the doll was commissioned by the luxury Parisian doll shop of Au Paradis des Enfants. Value Points: beautiful blue-eyed bebe has finest creamy bisque,with original paper label from Au Paradis des Enfants on torso,and signed shoes from Au Paradis des Enfants.