#7

French Bisque Bebe Jumeau,Size 6,with Original Costume and Box
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$4,250
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,dark lushly-painted lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth,accented lips,auburn mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 6 (head) Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'Honneur. Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1888. Value Points: the bebe,a hard-to-find size 6,wears her original muslin chemise with Bebe Jumeau label,rose shoes signed"Paris Depose 6" with bee symbol,and is presented in her original labeled box.