$15,000
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Description
21"(53 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with very full cheeks,brown glass enamel inset eyes,dark
eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows,shaded nostrils,closed mouth
with shaded and outlined lips,separately-modeled pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork
pate,French composition and wooden eight loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists.
Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 9 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments:
Emile Jumeau,circa 1884,his sad-faced bebe modeled by French sculptor of renown,Carrier-
Belleuse. Value Points: rarest size of the beloved bebe,having beautiful bisque and
painting,original body and body finish,and wearing beautiful early ivory satin dress with Alencon
lace trim,undergarments,kidskin shoes,stockings,and lace and silk ribbon bonnet