#9

Beautiful French Bisque Portrait Bebe by Emile Jumeau
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$10,000
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16"(41 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head,blue glass enamel inset eyes in almond-cut shape,dark eyeliner,delicately painted lashes,mauve blushed eye shadow,lightly feathered brows,accented eye corners and nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body,straight wrists,wearing antique dress,undergarments,pinafore,cap,socks,leather ankle boots signed L.P. Condition: generally excellent,old re-touch to body finish. Marks: 5 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1878. Value Points: very endearing expression on the sought-after early model with lovely pale bisque and softest rose blushing.