#76

Very Dear Petite French Bisque Brown-Eyed Bebe E.J. by Jumeau with Signed Jumeau Shoes
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$6,000
sold
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Description
11" (28 cm.) Bisque socket head, amber-brown paperweight glass inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose E. 2 J (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Condition: Emile Jumeau, circa 1884. Value Points: the petite bebe has beautiful complexion accentuated by dramatic amber brown eyes, original body in wonderful original state, lovely brown silk costume, Jumeau socks and shoes, bonnet.