All-Original French Bisque Bebe by Emile Jumeau with Couturier Costume

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14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with 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 5 (and artist checkmarks, head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1886. Value Points: all original, the bebe is wearing silk couturier costume including dress, matching wire-framed bonnet, and with original undergarments, Jumeau chemise, burgundy socks, burgundy silk shoes with gilt lettering "Bebe Jumeau", earrings, and burgundy silk arm band "Bebe Jumeau". Private Collection of Marisol Valverde.