#240

Pretty French Bisque Bebe Jumeau in Velvet Costume and Signed Jumeau Shoes
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20" (51 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes, brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, separately modeled pierced ears, brunette human hair wig, composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body, straight wrists, lovely antique velvet and silk burgundy costume, undergarments, knit stockings, velvet bonnet, signed Jumeau shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 9 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1882. Value Points: pretty wide-eyes bebe with deeply sculpted and artfully painted features, lovely complexion, very full cheeks with slight "long-faced" look, original body and body finish.