#280

Bebe by Jumeau with Rare Caf-au-Lait Complexion
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$3,000
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Description

20" (52 cm.) Light-brown-complexioned (known as "caf-au-lait") bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, black lushly painted lashes, black feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, shaded lips, row of teeth, pierced ears, brunette hand-tied human hair wig over cork pate, French brown composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 8. Comments: Jumeau, circa 1895. Value Points: the beautiful doll with rare complexion has excellent painting, original body and body finish, and wears original (frail) Jumeau silk costume, undergarments, ivory silk satin bonnet, black net stockings, black Jumeau signed shoes.