#149

All-Original French Bisque Bebe by Jumeau with Couturier Costume and Signed Shoes
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$4,250
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Description
22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose-blushed eyeshadow, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, 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 10 (head, and artist checkmarks) Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'Honneur (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1888. Value Points: the lovely bebe wears original aqua silk dress with matching jacket, cord and lace trim, lace ruffled bonnet, undergarments, Jumeau socks, and original silk Jumeau shoes; and with burgundy arm band with gilt lettering "Bebe Jumeau".