#273

French Bisque Bebe by Emile Jumeau with Original Costume and Box 1200/1500
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$2,100
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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, lushly-painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadows, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, outlined lips, row of porcelain teeth, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 7. Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1895. Value Points: the wide-eyed bebe has original costume, Jumeau socks and Jumeau signed shoes, Jumeau earrings, working pull-string "mama" crier, and original labeled box.