#241

Beautiful French Bisque Portrait Bebe by Jumeau,Size 9 with Signed
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$9,500
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head,deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,lushly painted lashes,mauve blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between the shaded lips,separately modeled pierced ears,wheat-blonde hand-tied human hair wig,cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body,straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 9 (head) Jumeau Medaille d̴Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1882. Value Points: exceptional quality of sculpting included dimpled chin,philtrum,and lip corners,enhanced by delicate blushing including earlobes,original body and body finish,lovely antique dress,undergarments,signed "Bebe Jumeau Depose" shoes.