#271

French Brown-Eyed Bisque Bebe Jumeau in Wonderful Gentleman's Costume
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$4,250
sold
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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,lushly-painted lashes,brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips,pierced ears,brunette mohair bobbed wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: (artist checkmarks on head) Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1890. Value Points: an especially well-modeled face with richly-defined features enhance the brown eyes,original body and body finish,wearing wonderful gentleman's costume featuring great-coat with cape collar,cap,shirt,woolen trousers,saddle shoes,wooden-handled parasol and pipe.