#515

French Bisque Bebe Jumeau, Size 11, in Antique Mariner Costume
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$3,600
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25" (64 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, lushly painted lashes, widely brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows, accented eye corners and shaded nostrils, closed mouth, defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair hand-tied wig, cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 11 (head) Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'Honneur (body). Comments: Jumeau, circa 1888. Value Points: fine creamy bisque with lovely painting, original body and body finish, great antique sailor dress and cap, undergarments, knit stockings, leather shoes signed "11" with unusual impressed symbol.