#106

Petite French Bisque Bebe, Emile Jumeau with Splendid Wide Eyes, Signed Jumeau Shoes
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$5,250
sold
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Description
11" (28 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, widely-brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 2. Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1886. Value Points: the petite size 2 bebe with entrancing large eyes, original wig, body and body finish, is wearing fine original silk costume with matching bonnet, leather shoes signed "Bebe Jumeau Depose 2".