$14,000
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head with delicate bisque,full
cheeks,large "wrap-around" blue eyes with spiral threading,dark
eyeliner,painted lashes,mauve-blushed eye shadow,arched feathered
brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with delicate
accented lips,pierced ears,brunette hand-tied human hair wig in
ringlet curls,cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-
ball-jointed body with straight wrists,antique cashmere cream
dress,undergarments,cast silver baby figural
necklace,stockings,black leather shoes signed "Bebe Au Bon
Marche",and fancy woven bonnet with silk lining and original gilt
lettered French milliner's label. Condition: generally excellent.
Marks: 2/0 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (torso)
Mouet,Poitiers (original boutique label). Comments: Emile
Jumeau,his premiere model bebe,circa 1878,with portrait-like
quality. Value Points: gorgeous delicate bebe with dramatic large
eye sockets,spiral threaded eyes,beautiful bisque,original body
and body finish.