#203

Wide-Eyed French Bisque Bebe by Emile Jumeau
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$4,800
sold
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Description
22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head,very large blue glass paperweight inset eyes,thick dark eyeliner,lushly painted brows,rose blushed eye shadow,widely arched feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 10 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1886. Value PoInts: fabulous large eyes with very deep paperweight effect,lovely creamy bisque,original body and body finish,antique Jumeau costume and signed Jumeau shoes.