#215

Bisque Bebe Jumeau, Size 3, in Original Costume
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$4,000
sold
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Description

12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes, widely brush stroked brows, rose blushed eye shadow, accented nostrils, closed mouth, accented lips, pierced ears, original (sparse) blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 3 (head, and artist checkmarks) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1890. Value Points: very pretty petite bebe has original wig, body, body finish, and wears original blue sateen dress with matching bonnet, antique undergarments, stockings, leather shoes signed Paris Depose.