#273

French Bisque Early Model Bebe by Emile Jumeau,Size 8
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$3,500
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head,large blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,lushly-painted lashes,rose blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and feathered brows,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with outlined lips,separately-modeled pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists,pretty antique lace dress,undergarments,knit stockings,shoes. Condition: generally excellent,body repainted. Marks: 9 (head) Jumeau Medaille dÞOr Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1880,an early period bebe with original body. Value Points: pretty wide-eyed expression,her antique lace bonnet has original millinerÞs label from Regent Street in London.