$2,200
Sold
sold
Click image to enlarge
Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset
eyes,painted eyeliner and lashes,rose-blushed eye shadow,feathered
brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined
pale lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French
composition and wooden eight-ball-loose-jointed body with straight
wrists,wearing pretty antique costume. Condition: generally
excellent,light touch up over few wig pulls,old retouch to body.
Marks: 5 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile
Jumeau,circa 1878,first period bebe of Jumeau. Value Points: the
endearing shy expression of this rare early period bebe is
wonderfully achieved in this example with delicate bisque and
lovely eyes,original body.