#173

French Bisque Bebe Jumeau with Blue Eyes
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$2,100
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Description
26" (66 cm). Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner encircles the eyecut, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, shaded and accented lips, row of porcelain teeth, pierced ears, brunette human hair over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 12 (incised) Tete Jumeau (stamp) Bebe Jumeau SGDG Depose (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1895. Value Points: beautiful bebe with fine quality of bisque and painting, fine antique costume features white cotton dress under cotton pique pinafore bib with scene of Victorian era children.