#268

Pretty French Bisque Bebe Jumeau,Size 14,in Elaborate lace Costume
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$2,600
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32" (81 cm.) Bisque socket head,dark blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,widely brush-stroked brows,shaded nostrils,open mouth,shaded and outlined lips,row of porcelain teeth,pierced ears,brunette hand-tied human hair wig,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent,body finish bit worn on hands and arms. Marks: Tete Jumeau (red stamp) 14 (incised,on head). Bebe Jumeau Diplome dÕHonneur (body). Comments: Jumeau/SFBJ,circa 1900. Value Points: beautiful facial painting on the Jumeau-model bebe,original wig,body,and wearing lavish antique silk and lace dress,shoes,undergarments and bonnet.