#39

Bebe Triste by Jumeau in Very Rare Size 9
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$25,000
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Description

20" (51 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, dark blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, heavily modeled eyelids, brush-stroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips, separately modeled and pierced ears, brunette human hair over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose- ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 9 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1884. Value Points: superb size 9 Jumeau Triste, the size number is virtually never found, with wonderful expression, modeling, bisque, original body finish, and wearing original superb dress, bonnet, undergarments, antique leather shoes. From the Seeley Family Doll Collection.