#192

Gorgeous French Bisque Earliest Period EJ Bebe by Jumeau
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$9,500
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22" (56 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head,dark blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,mauve-blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with full outlined lips,impressed dimple at chin and below philtrum,separately-modeled pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists,very pretty lace costume with fancy bonnet,undergarments,antique rose silk shoes,net stockings. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 8/EJ (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1880. Value Points: very beautiful earliest period EJ with delicate complexion enhanced with soft blushed details,early original body with original finish.