#145

French Earliest Period EJ Bebe by Jumeau in Petite Size 1
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$4,200
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$4,500 / $5,500
Description
10" (25 cm.) Bisque socket head with very full lower face and delicate pale bisque, large blue glass inset eyes with spiral threading, dark eyeliner, painted lashes and brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, lovely antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1/EJ (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: French, Emile Jumeau, circa 1882, the earliest version of the EJ model, made for a very short time only. Value Points: very dear bebe with transfixing eyes, very fine pale complexion and painting, original body and body finish.