#244

French Bisque Bebe Jumeau,Size 13,with Original Chemise and Jewelry
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$4,400
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Description
29" (74 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,lushly-painted lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,rose-blushed eyeshadow,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 fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 13 (and artist checkmarks on head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1886. Value Points: beautiful face and painting on the large bebe with well-sculpted plump face,wearing her factory-original chemise,necklace and earrings,with antique bonnet,shoes and stockings.