#204

Earliest Model French Bisque Bebe E.J. by Jumeau
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$5,400
sold
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,rose blushed eye shadow,accented eye corners and nostrils,closed mouth with outlined lips,separately modeled pierced ears,brunette mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with jointed wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 6 E.J. (head) Bebe Jumeau Bte SGDG Depose (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1884. Value Points: pretty bebe with delicately modeled features,original body finish,antique lace dress,silk bonnet,undergarments,knit stockings,Jumeau leather shoes signed "Paris Depose 6" with bee symbol.