#202

Gorgeous French Bisque Bebe E.J.,Size 14,by Emile Jumeau
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$6,250
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27" (69 cm.) Bisque socket head,deep brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,lushly-painted lashes,mauve blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth,deeply-defined space between the very full shaded and outlined lips,separately-modeled pierced ears,auburn mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists,pretty lace and rose silk dress of vintage fabrics,undergarments,stockings,kidskin cream shoes. Condition: generally excellent,original body and body finish. Marks: Depose E 14 J (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1884. Value Points: gorgeous example with richly-decorated rarer brown eyes of great depth,finest bisque,sculpting and painting.