#205

Petite French Bisque Bebe Jumeau in Original Jumeau Dress & Gold-Lettered Jumeau Shoes
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$6,500
sold
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head,large blue glass paperweight inset eyes,thick dark eyeliner,lushly-painted lashes,brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with accented lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 5 (and artist check marks,on head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1888. Value Points: gorgeous wide-eyed bebe with beautiful bisque and painting,has original Jumeau wig,body,body finish,earrings,and wears original Jumeau dress of cream cashmere and bronze silk with lace trim,original Jumeau undergarments,stockings,cream shoes with silk pom-poms signed "Bebe Jumeau Med d'Or Paris" in gold lettering,and "5".