#197

French Bisque Premiere Bebe by Emile Jumeau
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$3,500
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Description
13" (33 cm). Pressed bisque socket head, brown glass inset eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, pale accented lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, costume included. Condition: generally excellent, original beauty mark on eyebrowm, right front foot needs repair. Marks: Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1878. Value Points: entrancing expression on the brown-eyed bebe with lovely pale complexion.