$34,000
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Description
10 (26 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with rounded facial shape dramatized by very large
blue glass spiral-threaded eyes in so-called "wrap-around" shape,thick dark eyeliner,painted
delicate lashes,lightly-feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth
with defined space between the accented lips,pierced ears,original blonde lambswool wig over
cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists
and cupped hands. Condition: generally excellent,tiny chip at left pierced ear hole. Marks: 5/0
(head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,his earliest period luxury
portrait bebe,circa 1878. Value Points: the compelling presence of the gorgeous early bebe
with rare and dramatic eyes is enhanced by the rarity of her 5/0 size,of which other models
are not known to exist. The bebe wears a superb very frail peach silk
dress,undergarments,stockings,kidskin shoes with silk ribbons,and superb woven bonnet
trimmed with a striped ribbon of brown velvet and bronze silk.