#79

French BisqueBebeJumeau with Trunk and Trousseau
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$4,750
sold
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisquesocket head,deep blueglass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,lushly-painted brows,accented nostrils and eyecorners,closed mouth with outlined lips,pierced ears,rose-blushed eyeshadow,blondemohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: DeposeTeteJumeau SGDG 9 (head) Jumeau Medailled'Or Paris (body). Comments: EmileJumeau,circa 1888. ValuePoints: beautiful palebisquewith dramatic eyes,original body,body finish,wig,thebebeis wearing an original bluewool dress with bluevelvet collar and embroidery,matching bluevelvet cap,undergarments,brown stockings and signed black Jumeau shoes. and owns her trunk with a trousseau of additional costumes including a green velvet coat and cap,whitefur muff,pink quilted day dress,rosebebestays,pink cotton dress with pinafore,night shift,various undergarments,blouse,palebluecotton dress,blueparasol,purse.