#275

French Bisque Bebe E.J. by Emile Jumeau with Unusual Dramatic Painting
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$2,700
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$3,200 / $3,500
Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head, deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, dark painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips, separately applied pierced ears, brunette human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists, nicely costumed in antique dress and bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: E. 8 J. Depose (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1884. Value Points: especially fine gleaming complexion enhances the dramatic painting of brows, eye shadow and lips.