$6,250
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Description
15"(38 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with
delicate pale complexion,very large blue glass
paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted
lashes,rose blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and
feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye
corners,closed mouth with shaded and accented
lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork
pate,French composition and wooden eight
loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists.
Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 5 (head)
Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile
Jumeau,circa 1878,early period bebe known as
portrait model. Value Points: an exceptionally
pretty model with beautiful bisque and
painting,compelling eyes,superb waist-length
original wig,wearing original wool/silk dress with
attached cape,pearl buttons,blue silk
rosette,undergarments,brown knit stockings,black
Jumeau shoes signed "Bebe Jumeau Deposeà,and
owning a woven trunk.