#32.1

French Bisque Portrait Bebe by Jumeau
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$4,500
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Description

15" (38 cm). Pressed bisque socket head, blue glass enamel inset eyes, mauve blushed eye shadow, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with pale accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight- loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Jumeau Medaille d Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1878. Value Points: gorgeous face and complexion enhanced by rich spiral threaded eyes, near-perfect early original body.