#120

French Bisque Bebe Jumeau,size 11,with Original Signed Body and Lovely Antique Costume
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$3,600
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24"(61 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,lushly-painted lashes,accented nostrils,brush-stroked feathered brows,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with shaded and accented lips,pierced ears,brunette mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 11 (and artist checkmarks) Jumeau medaille d'Or paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1888. Value Points: lovely brown-eyed bebe is wearing beautiful antique aqua crepe de chine dress,undergarments,lace and aqua silk ribbon bonnet,beautiful leather shoes with brown silk rosettes marked "Paris Depose".