$10,500
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Description
21" (53 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,heavily-
modeled eyelids lending a dreamy expression,painted curly lashes,rose-blushed eye
shadow,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with shaded and
outlined lips,separately-modeled pierced ears,brunette hand-tied human hair wig over cork
pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists.
Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 10 (head) Jumeau Medaille dOr Paris (body).
Comments: Emile Jumeau,his Bebe Triste,so-named for the wistful expression,circa 1886,from
original sculpture by Carrier-Belleuse. Value Points: rare size of the desirable bebe with well-
defined modeling of full cheeks and chin,fine quality of bisque and painting,original body and
body finish,beautiful antique costume,signed ?Bebe Jumeau Depose" shoes,and silk and lace
frou-frou bonnet.