#180

French Bisque Bebe by Emile Jumeau in Original Jumeau Costume and Box
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$2,800
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$3,800 / $4,500
Description
26" (66 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, rose blushed eye shadow, accented nostrils, closed mouth with shaded lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 12 (and artist checkmarks on head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1886. Value Points: wearing original (frail) Jumeau couturier costume with beautifully embroidered original inlay ribbon bands, undergarments, Jumeau socks and leather shoes signed Bebe Jumeau Paris Depose 12, and presented in original labeled Jumeau box.