#126

Bebe Triste by Emile Jumeau, Size 12
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$15,500
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Description

27" (68 cm). Pressed bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brushstroked and multi-feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with pale accented lips, separately modeled pierced ears, brunette human hair over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, lovely antique dotted Swiss dress, undergarments, lace and silk ruffled bonnet, signed Jumeau shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 12 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1884. Value Points: gorgeous larger model of the precious bebe known as _triste" for her sad expression, finest delicate bisque, original body and body finish, fine antique costume.