#13

Superb French Bisque Bebe Jumeau in Original Jumeau Couturier Costume
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$13,500
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22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark painted eyeliner,painted lashes,rose blushed eye shadow,widely arched brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between the 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 (and artist checkmarks on head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1888. Value Points: superb original condition of the creamy-complexioned bebe with beautiful painting,virtually unplayed with,having Jumeau studios couturier costume of pale rose silk and delicate laces and cord trim,undergarments,bonnet,Jumeau earrings,knit stockings and pale rose kid slippers with silk rosette medallions signed "E.Jumeau Med d'or Paris 1878" and "10".