#402

French Bisque Bebe Jumeau,Size 3,with Trousseau
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$3,750
sold
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,painted lashes,brush-stroked brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with shaded lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fullyjointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 3 (and artist check marks,on head) Bebe Jumeau Diplome dHonneur (paper label on body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1888. Value Points: pretty wide-eyed bebe,wearing pretty antique cream woolen dress and undergarments,bonnet shoes and socks,is presented in a leather-covered box with velvet lining and gold lettering for "August Klein,Blvd des Capucines" along with three additional dresses.