#124

Fine French Bisque Premiere Portrait Bebe by Emile Jumeau
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$4,200
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$4,500 / $5,500
Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head with very full cheeks, blue glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading and darker eye rims, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brushstroked feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with outlined shaded lips, brunette human hair over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1877, the premiere luxury bebe of Emile Jumeau known as portrait. Value Points: splendid bebe with especially fine sculpting and painting around the mouth, beautiful complexion, original body and body finish, fine antique dress of broderie Anglaise, ruffled bonnet, leather shoes with silver buckles.