#250

Bisque Bebe by Emile Jumeau with Original Costume and Box
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$5,500
sold
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26" (66 cm). Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted dark lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows with decorative glaze, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 12 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1888. Value Points: beautiful large child with appealing shy expression, original body and body finish, wearing Jumeau original muslin chemise dress with red flowers, black leather shoes signed _12 Paris Depose_ with bee symbol, and with original Jumeau box with illustrations.