#252

French Bisque Bebe with Character Expression by Joanny
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$7,000
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Description
22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head,plumply modeled cheeks,large blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,dark painted lashes,rose blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and multi- feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips,pierced ears,brunette human hair,French composition and wooden fully- jointed body. Condition: generally excellent,head and body not original to each other but appropriately sized and styled and of the same era. Marks: J - 10 (incised,head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Joanny,circa 1890. Value Points: rarely found model with appealing character expression,fine quality of painting,antique mariner costume.