#253

Petite French Bisque Bebe Jumeau in Antique Costume
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$2,100
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12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, slightly parted accented lips, tiny porcelain teeth, pierced ears, auburn mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Tete Jumeau (red stamp). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1895.Value Points: unusual characterization on the wide-eyed child with beautiful eyes, lovely bisque, original body and body finish, antique dress, undergarments, stockings, shoes, bonnet.