#269

Beautiful Large French Bisque Bebe Jumeau with Rare Signed Boots
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$5,500
sold
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26" (66 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eye liner, painted lashes, widely arched brush stroked brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 12 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1888. Value Points: especially beautiful example of the classic bebe with fine luminous bisque, deeply sculpted features, original wig, pate, body, body finish, antique costume comprising plaid woolen jacket with lace detail, red knit Jumeau stockings, black leather ankle boots impressed with insignia of castle and "Paris Depose", undergarments, bonnet.