#381

French Bisque Bebe by Emile Jumeau with Original Signed Shoes
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$3,450
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head,large blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,lushly-painted lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with shaded lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body,nicely costumed in vintage velvet and silk dress and bonnet,undergarments,socks,shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 9 (and artist checkmarks,on head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (torso). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1888. Value Points: pretty bebe with richly painted brows and lips,has original signed body,original shoes with bee symbol signed "Paris Depose 9".