#392

French Bisque Bebe Jumeau,Size 11,with Original Signed Shoes and Box
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$4,000
sold
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Description
25" (64 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,lushly-painted lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,open mouth,shaded and outlined lips,row of porcelain teeth,pierced ears,antique brunette mohair wig over original sparse Jumeau mohair wig and cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: (artist check marks on head). Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'Honneur (body label). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1895. Value Points: very pretty bebe wears early chemise dress and knitted cap,has original Jumeau earrings,stockings and black kidskin shoes signed "Depose Paris 11" with bee symbol,and is presented in her original labeled Jumeau box.