#50

Very Beautiful French Bisque Bebe by Emile Jumeau with Original Couturier Dress
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$6,500
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$3,800 / $4,300
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head, deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded lips, heart-shaped upper lip, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate stamped "8", French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 8 (and artist checkmarks on head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1886. Value Points: very beautiful bebe with paperweight eyes of great depth, original body and body finish, stamped Jumeau wig, wearing original patterned rose silk couturier dress from the workshops of Ernestine Jumeau, along with bonnet, undergarments, leather shoes.