#260

French Bisque Bebe with Character Expression by Joanny
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22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head with plumply modeled cheeks,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,rose-blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips,pierced ears,brunette human hair,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent,head and body not original to each other but appropriately sized and styled and of the same era. Marks: J-10 (incised head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Joanny,circa 1890. Value Points: rarely found model with appealing character expression,fine quality of painting,antique mariner costume.