#192

Very Beautiful French Bisque Bebe E.J. by Jumeau in Original Costume
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$13,000
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24" (61 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with very full cheeks, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows, mauve blushed eye shadow, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth, shaded and accented lips, separately modeled and applied ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists and plump limbs. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose E. 11 J. (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1885. Value Points: exceptional beauty of this bebe accomplished by highly refined sculpting, choicest painting, gorgeous eyes, with original body, body finish, original Jumeau rose dress with lace trim, matching bonnet, undergarments, knit stockings. brown leather shoes signed with full figure of doll.