#100

Beautiful French Bisque Bebe Triste by Jumeau with Brown Paperweight Eyes
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$12,500
sold
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Description
28" (71 cm.) Bisque socket head,large brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted curly lashes,mauve-blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips,separately-modeled pierced ears,brunette hand-tied human hair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully- jointed body with straight wrists and very plump limbs. Condition: generally excellent,some old light body retouch. Marks: 13 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1885. Value Points: doe-eyed child with gentle expression,beautiful modeling of dimples and philtrum,rich decoration enhancing the dark eyes,original signed body,and very fine antique cutwork dress,undergarments,lace and silk frou-frou bonnet.