#264

French Bisque Bebe Jumeau, Size 12, in Original Chemise and Shoes
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27" (69 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark lushly painted lashes and eyeliner, thick brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, accented pale lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully jointed body. Condition: generally excellent, original firing line at crown rim above left ear (under wig). Marks: 12 (head) Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'Honneur (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1895. Value Points: beautiful creamy bisque on the large bebe, having original Jumeau earrings, flowered Jumeau chemise, fine Jumeau undergarments, knit stockings, black leather shoes with brown silk ribbons signed 12 Bebe Jumeau Depose.