#216

French Bisque X Model Premiere Bebe by Jumeau
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$6,750
sold
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Description

15" (38 cm). Pressed bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading, lushly painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined shaded lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose- ball jointed body with straight wrists, pretty antique rose silk costume and matching bonnet, antique undergarments, stockings, brown leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 6x (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1878. Value Points: lovely shy-faced bebe with entrancing large eyes, luminous bisque, original body and body finish.