#347

French Bisque Brown-Eyed Bebe by Emile Jumeau
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23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, brushstroked brows, closed mouth, outlined lips, separately-modeled pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Mark: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 11 (head, and artist checkmarks) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, early period tete with smaller eye sockets, circa 1885. Value Points: beautiful amber brown eyes, fine luminous bisque, original body.