#220

Pretty French Bisque Bebe Jumeau with Signed Shoes
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$2,400
sold
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head,large blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,lushly- painted lashes,brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows,accented nostrils,open mouth,outlined lips,four porcelain upper teeth,pierced ears,brunette mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body,antique lace costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 2. Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1895. Value Points: the petite child is especially enhanced by dramatic large eyes,pretty complexion,original body and body finish,antique costume including Jumeau shoes signed Paris Depose with bee symbol.