$22,000
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with very full elongated cheeks,amber-brown glass
paperweight inset eyes,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with accented
lips,separately modeled and pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition
and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists,antique aqua silk faille
dress,undergarments,bonnet,earrings,aqua socks,signed Jumeau shoes. Condition: generally
excellent. Marks: 9 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa
1885,their model known as "Triste" in reference to its wistful expression. Value Points: beautiful
bisque and sculpting,the rarest size of the desirable Jumeau bebe,sculpted by celebrated Parisian
artist,Carriere-Belleuse.