French Bisque Brown-Eyed Bebe by Emile Jumeau, Early Tete Era, Signed Jumeau Shoes

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25" (64 cm.) Bisque socket head, smaller eye cuts, amber brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows with feathered details, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth, pale outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body, antique ivory silk dress, undergarments, woven bonnet, leather shoes signed Jumeau. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 12 (head and artist checkmarks) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, the soft gentle expression indicative of early "tete" period, circa 1885. Value Points: very dear expression, brown eyes, fine quality of bisque, original body and body finish.