#295

French Bisque Premiere Bebe Jumeau,Size 5
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head,blue glass eyes with spiral threading,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,rose-blushed eye shadow,feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists,beautifully costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 5 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1878. Value Points: gorgeous first period bebe with dramatically-painted eye decoration to contrast the delicate bisque,original body and body finish.