Bu***ik
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$4,750
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- Estimate
- $5,500 / $7,500
Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, lushly painted lashes and delicately feathered brows, mauve blushed eyeshadow, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French all wooden fully articulated body with loose ball-joints at elbows and knees, jointed wrists. Condition: generally excellent, body finish original albeit scuffed. Marks: Depose E 7 J. Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1883. Value Points: gorgeous bisque bebe with dramatic eyes enhanced by mauve blushing, rare original wooden articulated body.