#112

French Bisque Portrait Bebe by Jumeau
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$12,500
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20" (52 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, large blue glass enamel inset eyes with spiral threading, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, lightly feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, white space between the shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde lambswool wig over cork pate, Jumeau composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 3 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body) Comments: Emile Jumeau, his first period bebe, 1878. Value Points: gorgeous early bebe features so-called "wrap-around" eyes, whose rich decoration enhances the pale complexion and plump facial modeling, original ivory and peach silk satin dress, matching bonnet, undergarments, black stockings, black leather shoes.