#240

Early Period French Bisque Bebe EJ,Size 7
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$5,800
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with very plump cheeks,small blue glass enamel inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,mauve blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with outlined lips,separately modeled pierced ears,brunette hand-tied human hair wig,cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 7 EJ (head) Jumeau Medaille d̴Or Paris (torso). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1882,earliest period of the signature EJ bebe,has lovely sweet expression,original body and body finish,fine antique costume and bonnet.