#347

Very Beautiful French Bisque Bebe E.J. by Jumeau, Size 12
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$11,000
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26" (66 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, very full lower cheeks, deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick black eyeliner, rose blushed eye shadow, lushly painted lashes, brush- stroked and multi-feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, separately modeled applied ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists, wearing lovely antique lace dress, undergarments, shoes, straw bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose E 12 J (head). Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1885. Value Points: gorgeous model of the deposed bebe with finest luminous complexion, very large eyes with dramatic painting of eye shadow and lashes, fine large size