#99

French Bisque Bebe in Original Traditional Costume of Normandy with Original Jumeau Label
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Description
21" (53 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, mohair lashes, painted lower lashes, open mouth, four teeth, brunette human hair in original coiffure, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 71 Unis France 149 301 E. r (in circle) T. Comments: SFBJ, circa 1925. Value Points: pristine unplayed with condition, with original traditional costume, exceptional coiffe, jewelry, shoes, and accessories representing the Normandy region in France, and with original gilt paper Jumeau label with pen-noted "Normande". Ex-collection Huguette Clark.