#511

Beautiful French Bisque Premiere Bebe by Jumeau
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$6,250
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17" (43 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, blue glass enamel eyes with spiral threading, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists, superb blue silk costume with velvet cap, black leather shoes, with bone and brass framed binocular. Condition: old hairline extending down the forehead and right cheek. Marks: 1 (head) Jumeau Medaille d Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1878. Value Points: very beautiful face with entrancing eyes enhanced by fine costume.