#69

French Bisque Bebe by Emile Jumeau,Size 12,with Lovely Original Costume
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$3,600
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Description
26" (66 cm.) Bisque socket head,deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted long lashes,brush-stroked brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips,pierced ears,brunette hand-tied human hair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau 12 (and artist checkmarks) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1888. Value Points: the pretty bebe with original signed body and lovely bisque wears her original tulle dress with Swiss dots and lace trim,undergarments,stockings,leather shoes,velvet bonnet with silk bow.