#326

French Bisque Bebe Jumeau with Wooden Articulated Body
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$5,500
sold
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Description

17" (44 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, lushly painted lashes, widely arched brush stroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and accented lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair over cork pate, French all-wooden fully articulated body with dowel- jointing at shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles. Condition: bisque excellent, body finish worn but original, head and body not original to each other. Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1886. Value Points: beautiful bisque bebe, the body is an appropriate fit and appealing.