#382

French Bisque Bebe Jumeau with Rare Incised Marks
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$3,600
sold
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Description
22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head,very deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,rose blushed eye shadow,accented eye corners and nostrils,closed mouth with outlined lips,impressed chin dimples,separately-sculpted pierced ears,brunette human hair over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists,lovely vintage dress,undergarments,stockings,leather boots. Condition: generally excellent,1" very faint old hairline at forehead rim. Marks: Brevete SGDG Jumeau 10 (in large incised lettering,and artist check marks). Comments: Emile Jumeau,1884,the model was made for one year only,this unusual incised mark being the earliest version of the mark. Value Points: very beautiful bebe with gorgeous eyes,fine creamy bisque,very rare maker's mark.