$7,750
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Description
26" (66 cm.) Bisque socket head,deep blue glass paperweight inset
eyes,thick dark eyeliner,painted dark curly lashes,rose blushed
eye shadow,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and
eye corners,open mouth with outlined lips,row of porcelain
teeth,pierced ears,brunette hand-tied human hair wig over cork
pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with
phonograph disc system in torso that operates from keywind and
lever at the back torso. Condition: generally excellent,mechanism
operates well albeit sound is blurred as typically found. Marks:
11 (head) Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'Honneur Brevete SGDG (torso)
(Lioret signature and Marque Depose 391 on the mechanism).
Comments: Emile Jumeau,with mechanism of Henri Lioret,circa
1895,included with the doll is a recording "La Mere Michel". Value
Points: an especially beautiful example of the luxury bebe with
lovely costume that is likely original,with original signed Jumeau
shoes.