French Bisque Bebe by Emile Jumeau with Signed Milliner Hat by Alexandre Krohn

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22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, lushly-painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with shaded lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 10 (head) Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'honneur (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1888. Value Points: lovely bisque and brown eyes, wearing antique burgundy silk dress, undergarments, leather ankle boots, and burgundy bonnet with original milliner label of Parisian doll shop of Alexandre Krohn.