#86

French Bisque Bebe Jumeau in Original Couturier Costume
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$6,750
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19"(48 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,lushly painted lashes,brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth,defined space between the accented 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 8 (and artist checkmarks on body) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1888. Value Points: pretty bebe wears her original (dusty) Jumeau silk couturier ensemble from the Ernestine Jumeau workshops,original undergarments,stockings,Jumeau shoes (missing soles),and green velvet bonnet,original wig,pate,body and body finish.