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Stunning cabinet size Jumeau bebe with the head and body fully marked, the head with a red stamp " DEPOSE TETE JUMEAU B.te S.G.D.G. 7 " and some artist checks and initials, and a blue stamp of the back of the body torso " JUMEAU MEDAILLE D'Or PARIS " . She has huge blue paperweight eyes, finely painted lashes and thick blond eyebrows, closed mouth with a hint of a white space between the shaded lips, red accent dots at nostrils and inner eye corners, and comes attached by the original metal spring coil to her original French fully jointed wood and composition body with fine original finish. Nicely but simply attired in her an antique blond mohair wig over cork pate, her original cotton and lace chemise with printed pink floral design and inserted pink silk ribbons on the sleeves and at the neck line and her original brown leather Jumeau shoes. Although both shoes are original the one has the original leather sole stamped " 7" but the sole of the other is ( old ) cardboard and stamped " 8". This very pretty doll has excellent quality bisque, fine body, and is all original other than the one sole of one shoe. US$ 5,400.

 

 

29" ( 73cm ) Jules Steiner bebe, circa 1892, with the head incised " A- 19 " an stamped in red " Bte. S.G.D. G. Le Parisien  A- 19", with lovely light brown ( almost hazel ) paperweight eyes, well painted eyelashes and feathered, evenly arched eyebrows, closed mouth with full upper lip, well modeled pierced ears and ear canals, delicately shaded lips, and chin with distinct mauve shading on the upper eyelid, and wearing an antique French red mohair wig over the original Steiner cardboard pate. Although not marked , the doll is on her original fully jointed lightweight Steiner body with the fat swivel " banana " hands, in overall good condition with some fading to the original finish with paint touchup on the left upper knee area and a slight repair at the neck socket of the torso. She is wearing a beautiful period factory made fine pink silk dress with lace trim, antique undergarments ( other than the underpants ) antique black leather children's' shoes from the era of the doll, and a beautiful silk and lace antique bonnet with cloth flowers. A lovely large Steiner bebe with unusual eye color and soft delicate pastel shades of both bisque and costume. US$ 7,500.

 

 

Classic Tete Jumeau bebe in most desirable cabinet size with the head stamped in red " DEPOSE TETE JUMEAU Bte. S.G.D.G. 6 " and with red artist check marks, and the body stamped in blue on the torso, JUMEAU Medaille D'Or PARIS ". This especially fragile looking bebe has huge blue paperweight eyes, well painted eyelashes and blond thick eyebrows, highlighted nostrils and well painted full lips with the hint of a space between them. The original fully jointed body is in near pristine condition with original finish. She wears the original full French blond mohair wig over cork pate, the original pink Jumeau earrings, and antique brown leather shoes. She is costumed in a beautiful couture quality dress consisting of alternating pleated panels of salmon pink and cream silk all lined, and made of the finest antique French ribbons, silk ,and laces. Standing just 15" ( 38cm ), this is one of the prettiest and finest quality closed mouth Tete Jumeau bebes we have had the privilege to offer for some time. US$ 5,200.

 

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