#261

French Bisque Bebe Jumeau, Size 12
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$4,000
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26" (66 cm). Bisque socket head, deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark painted lashes, brushstroked brows with decorative glaze, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 12 (and artist checkmarks) Bebe Jumeau Diplome d honneur (torso). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1890. Value Points: very beautiful delicately tinted creamy bisque with entrancing eye decoration, original body and body finish, gorgeous antique dress and bonnet may be original, undergarments, socks, shoes.