#443

Beautiful French Bisque Portrait Bebe by Emile Jumeau with Signed "J" Shoes
Live Auction

$10,500
sold
Hero Image
Click image to enlarge
Description
15" (38 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with full cheeks,slightly-elongated throat,pale blue enamel inset eyes with darker blue outer rims,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,mauve blushed eye shadow,widely arched feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with outlined shaded lips,pierced ears,brunette mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with un-jointed wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 0. Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1877. Value Points: the early period bebe with unusual portrait like face,original early body in near mint condition,and having early rose Jumeau costume with undergarments,and rose kidskin shoes signed "J".