#12

French Bisque Bebe by Emile Jumeau with Unusual Mark "D"
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$3,750
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, lushly-painted lashes, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with defined space between the outlined shaded lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair over cork pate, brunette human hair over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: D Depose Tete Jumeau 9 (head, with artist checkmarks) Bebe Jumeau Bte SGDG Depose (head). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1890. Value Points: nice creamy bisque, pretty costume comprising maroon woolen dress, red woolen bonnet, undergarments, French leather boots.