$11,000
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Description
23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head,deep brown glass
paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted curly
lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented
eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with
outlined and shaded lips,impressed dimples at
philtrum,chin and lip corners,separately-sculpted
pierced ears,brunette mohair wig over cork
pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed
body with straight wrists. Condition: generally
excellent. Marks: Depose E. 11 J. Paris (and
artist checkmarks,on head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or
Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1884.
Value Points: having gorgeous bisque,eyes,and
painting,the bebe is preserved in unplayed with
condition in her original labeled early Jumeau
box,has original wig with original Jumeau
decorative hair band,original chemise,knit
stockings,and leather shoes signed "E. Jumeau Med
d'Or 1878 Paris".