#106

French Bisque Premiere Bebe Jumeau
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$6,500
sold
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Description
15" (38 cm). Pressed bisque socket head, amber brown glass enamel inset eyes, painted lashes, brushstroked and multi-feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully jointed body with straight wrists. CONDITION: Generally excellent. MARKS: 8 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). COMMENTS: Emile Jumeau, circa 1880. VALUE POINTS: The pretty early bebe has original signed body and wears lovely antique maroon woolen and silk dress with cutwork collar and cuffs, silk bonnet, undergarments, shoes, woven stockings.