#445

French Bisque "Paris Bebe" by Emile Jumeau
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$3,250
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,rose blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with outlined lips,pierced ears,auburn mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body,wearing pretty lace dress with silk ribbons,undergarments,woven bonnet,stockings,kidskin ankle boots. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Paris Bebe Tete Depose 5 (head) Paris Bebe Depose (and Eiffel Tower stamp). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1892. Value Points: charming character-like face with petulant expression,very fine quality of bisque,original body,the model is rare to find.