#160

Gorgeous French Bisque Bebe EJ Jumeau in Original Dress and Jumeau Shoes
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$10,000
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27" (69 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with very full cheeks, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, black eye liner, painted black lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brush stroked and multi-feathered brows, shaded nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, dimpled blushed chin, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose E. 12 J. (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1884. Value Points: gorgeous early bebe in commanding size and presence, has original wig, pate, body, body finish, original Jumeau cutwork cotton dress, undergarments, knit stockings, black leather shoes signed "12 Paris Depose", and black velvet bonnet with silk roses and lace.