#196

Bebe Jumeau,Size 11,with Wonderful Original Wig and Costume and Signed Jumeau Shoes
Live Auction

$5,000
sold
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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,lushly-painted lashes,brush-stroked brows,shaded nostrils,accented eye corners,closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 11 (and artist check marks on head) Jumeau Medaille dÞOr Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1886. Value Points: the beautiful doll of fine quality is all-original including wig,body,body finish,delicately patterned cotton print dress that is likely Jumeau original trimmed with burgundy silk ribbons and sash,layered undergarments,earrings,stockings,leather shoes signed Paris Depose 11,and an additional pair of burgundy thick wool stockings.