#206

French Brown-Eyed Bisque Bebe by Emile Jumeau 2800/3200
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$2,500
sold
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Description
22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, shaded lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 9 (head) Bee Jumeau Hors Concours (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1890. Value Points: fine creamy bisque on the pretty bebe, original signed Jumeau shoes.