#250

An Early Period French Bisque Premiere Bebe by Emile Jumeau with Lambswool Wig
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$6,500
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16" (41 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head,brown glass enamel inset eyes,dark painted curly lashes,mauve blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined pale lips,pierced ears,blonde lambswool wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists,costume included. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 5 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1878. Value Points: early premiere model of the important bebe has precious delicate modeling and bisque,original early body and body finish.