#17

An Early Premiere Bebe by Jumeau with Original Dress
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$8,000
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16" (41 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, pale blue glass enamel inset eyes with spiral threading, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, feathered brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the pale outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden early eight-loose-ball- jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 7 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1878. Value Points: fine quality of bisque and painting on the early bebe with original body and body finish, original Jumeau dress, antique undergarments and leather ankle boots.