#275

French Bisque Bebe E.J. by Jumeau
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$3,400
sold
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips,pierced ears,brunette human hair hand-tied wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists,wearing pretty antique silk dress,bonnet,undergarments,cream kidskin shoes signed "Bebe Jumeau Depose". Condition: generally excellent,original body finish with some scuffing at fingers and knees. Marks: Depose E 6 J (and artist checkmarks on head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments; Emile Jumeau,circa 1884. Value Points: very beautiful creamy bisque with deep paperweight eyes,original signed body with original finish,signed Jumeau shoes.