#310

French Bisque Bebe Jumeau, Size 10, with Au Paradis des Enfants Label
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22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes, brushstroked and multi-feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 10 (and artist checkmarks on head) (partial original sticker from Parisian doll shop, Au Paradis des Enfants, on torso). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1890. Value Points: pretty lustrous patina of complexion, the doll wears antique cotton dress, bebe pin, undergarments, leather boots, green velvet bonnet.