#353

French Bisque Blue-Eyed Bebe E.J. by Jumeau with Signed Shoes
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$4,200
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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head, deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brushstroked brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded outlined lips, separately modeled pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose E.7 J (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1884. Value Points: especially beautiful eyes and eye decoration, original body and body finish, antique mariner costume and Jumeau shoes with bee symbol.