#226

French Bisque Bebe Jumeau,Size 11,with Original Costume and Shoes
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$3,000
sold
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25" (64 cm.) Bisque socket head, deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, painted dark lashes and brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, outlined lips, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, brunette human hair hand-tied wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully- jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Tete Jumeau 11 (head) Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'honneur (body). Comments: Jumeau, circa 1895. Value Points: pretty bebe with lovely creamy bisque has original wig, body, body finish, store dress with cutwork trim and rose silk ribbons, earrings, undergarments, stockings, black leather shoes signed "Paris Depose 11".