#298

Large French Bisque Bebe Jumeau,Size 13,with Closed Mouth
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$4,500
sold
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Description
29" (74 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,thick dark eyeliner,painted black curly lashes,widely arched feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips,separately modeled pierced ears,hand-tied brunette human hair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully- jointed body,antique dress,undergarments,shoes,stockings. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau 13 (and artist checkmarks on head). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1890. Value Points: beautiful deep paperweight eyes with very deep modeling and fine blushed complexion.