#48

Very Fine French Bisque Bebe Jumeau
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$8,750
sold
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Description

15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth, defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose 6 (incised, and artist checkmarks on head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1885, the model was made for one year only. Value Points: very beautiful doll with lovely bisque and painting, is preserved, unplayed with, in her original labeled Jumeau box, with original wig, cork, earrings, muslin chemise, and wearing a superb silk dress with matching bonnet, blue knit stockings, and leather shoes with silver buckles and script letter marking "P".