Lot No. 097

Lot 97. Rare incised Jumeau Depose Bebe c1886-89s, 30″ (76cm) companion bisque, incised Depose//Jumeau//14″ and red artist mark. Open shaded mouth with peak accents, inner shading, six upper porcelain teeth. Starburst blue glass paperweight eyes, black eyeliner, angled lashes, arched lush brows with fine outer feathering. Pierced ears with mauve earrings, long original spiral neck spring attachment. Original cork pate and replaced human hair brown wig. Jumeau chunky jointed wood-composition body is blue stamped ‘Jumeau//Medaille d’Or//Paris’, and straight wrists. Vintage light lime satin dress with lace trim, petticoats, and pantaloons, original cream socks and Antique brown leather ‘Bebe Jumeau Depose’ Jumeau shoes an Antique white cotton/lace hat. $5,000 – $6,000

Lot 98. Superb French Bisque Fashion Poupee 17″ (43 cm) c1870. Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, blue glass inset eyes with spiral threading, rare outer blue circle, and dark eyeliner, rich mauve-blushed eye shadow, angled lashes, arched striated brows. Accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with peak accents and darker centerline, pierced ears with drop earrings, original blonde mohair wig and cork pate. French very good original kid poupee body with individual fingers, gusset-jointing at elbows, hips and knees. Exceptional artistic quality of painting especially around the eyes, finest bisque, wearing lovely lavender silk couturier original costume with some front fade and lace trim, undergarments, lace hose, brown leather Antique heeled boots marked C.C. (Charles Carpentier), and a hat. $2,500 – $3,500