22” Tete Jumeau~Closed Mouth~Blue Pwt Eyes~Signed Head & Body~French Bisque Doll

Description

When only the best will do!
GORGEOUS Bebe Jumeau with beautiful quality bisque and stunning blue paperweight eyes!  She is an especially fine example and it’s all about the perfection of her very finely painted facial features and her beautiful bulging blue paperweight eyes!  She has perfectly painted upper and lower eyelashes with dark eyeliner encircling the eye cuts, molded upper eye lids, and STUNNING blue paperweight eyes with much depth.
The bisque head features superb modelling and decoration of facial features.
Her head is marked with the “DEPOSE
TETE JUMEAU
BTE S.G.D.G.
10” red stamp.
She is a rare attic find and has been packed away safely for many years.
Her wig had never been removed until we gently did so recently to light the head.
The bisque head has no damage and no repairs.
The head and body are connected with the original coil spring mechanism.
The body has the original “BEBE JUMEAU” sticker on the back of the torso.
She is dressed in an old sailor dress that enhances her beautiful blue eyes!
Description:
22” TETE JUMEAU, Size #10, featuring a bisque socket head with beautiful quality bisque, stunning bulbous blue paperweight eyes with much depth and detail, feathered eyebrows, molded upper eye lid, finely painted upper and lower eyelashes, dark eyeliner encircles the eye cuts, “dot” accents at the inside corners of the eyes, shaded and accented nostrils, closed mouth, shaded and accented lips, wonderful original mohair hair wig, cork pate, and on the original Jumeau body with jointed wrists.
The Jumeau body has the original paper label, “Bebe Jumeau
Diplome D’Honneur,” on the back of the torso.
The head and body are connected with the original Jumeau coil spring mechanism.
She wears a beautiful old sailor dress that enhances her beautiful blue eyes!
She is ready to be placed in the finest of collections.
Condition:
See photos.
The quality of the bisque is superb with excellent modeling and delicate facial decoration.
The bisque head has been lighted with a bright light inside the head and is in overall excellent condition with no damage.
There is a very slight flake at the pierced earring hole on her left ear (see photo).
The body is in overall excellent condition with normal wear.
The sailor dress is in overall excellent condition.
The doll displays beautifully and is ready to place in the finest of collections.
Marks:
“DEPOSE
TETE JUMEAU
BTE S.G.D.G.
10” (red stamp on back of head).
“BEBE JUMEAU
Diplome D’Honneur” (papel label on back of torso).
Circa:
1890.
Packing & Shipping Within the U.S.:
Within the U.S., professional packing and shipping by FedEx Home Delivery with Insurance (packed in a box with interior reinforcement in the size of 30” x 12” x 12”) is estimated at .55 (f.o.b. seller).
International Packing & Shipping:
International shipping is available by USPS Priority Mail Express International with online tracking and insurance, estimated at 4.60 (f.o.b. seller).
The doll will be professionally packed in a strong box (a box with interior reinforcement in the size of 30” x 12” x 12”).
Buyer assumes all risk (seller is not responsible) for any non-insured or under-insured shipments.
International shipping/insurance costs and limitations will vary depending upon the country of origin.
Please email with questions.