$19,500
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Description
26" (66 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,lushly painted
lashes,dark eyeliner,brush-stroked brows with feathered detailing,accented eye
corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined
lips,separately modeled pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition
and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body,straight wrists,wearing fine antique cotton dress
with cutwork bodice insert,original undergarments,fine antique bonnet,Jumeau leather shoes
signed "Bebe Jumeau" in gold lettering. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 12 (head)
Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1885. Value Points: very
beautiful bebe known as "Triste" in reference to her appealing sad expression,finest quality
bisque and painting,original body and body finish,early Jumeau shoes.