$7,000
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Description
22" (56 cm). Bisque socket head, blue glass
paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes,
blushed eyeshadow, brushstroked and
feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed
mouth with shaded and accented lips, pierced
ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate,
French composition and wooden fully jointed
body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks:
Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 10 (and artist
checkmarks, on head) Bebe Jumeau Diplome
d'Honneur (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau,
circa 1889. Value Points: the all original doll
wears blue silk twill elaborately constructed
jacket dress from the couturier workshops of
Ernestine Jumeau, undergarments, lace and
silk ribbon cap, Jumeau aqua net stockings,
blue silk shoes signed "Paris Depose 10"
with bee symbol, and has original maroon
armband with gold "Bebe Jumeau" lettering
as shown on the cover of The Jumeau Book.