#217

Beautiful French Bisque Bebe Jumeau with Gorgeous Original Wig and Signed Shoes
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$4,250
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Description
19"(48 cm.) Bisque socket head with creamy complexion,deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,lushly-painted lashes,brush-stroked brows,accented eye corners and nostrils,closed mouth with richly-shaded lips,pierced ears,waist-length blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body,wearing a lovely antique lace and peach silk dress,undergarments,knit stockings,and black leather shoes with overcast brown stitching signed "Bebe Jumeau Depose 9". Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 9 (and artist checkmarks,on head). Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1888. Value Points: beautiful bebe with lovely complexion and painting,superb original wig,original body and body finish,signed Jumeau shoes.