#160

French Bisque Bebe Jumeau, Size 9, with Lovely Silk Costume
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$4,200
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21" (53 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, lushly painted lashes, thick brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth, outlined shaded lips, pierced ears, antique brunette hand-tied human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with pull-string "mama" crier. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 9 (and artist checkmarks). Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1890. Value Points: pretty bebe with original body and body finish, lovely French silk dress, velvet bonnet, undergarments, leather shoes.