#225

Bisque "Bebe Triste" by Emile Jumeau with Lovely Brown Eyes,From the Anne Rice Collection
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$15,500
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Description
27" (69 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with very plump lower cheeks and throat,amber brown glass paperweight inset eyes,thick dark eyeliner,painted dark curly lashes,mauve-blushed eye shadow,multi-feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips,separately-modeled pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with plump limbs,straight wrists,wearing pretty cotton dress with cutwork pinafore,undergarments,lace bonnet,stockings,Jumeau leather shoes signed "Paris Depose 12" with bee symbol. Condition: generally excellent,body repainted. Marks: 12 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1882. Value Points: an especially lovely bebe with exquisite color of eyes,finest bisque and painting,from the Anne Rice Collection.