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14” Beautiful French Bisque Brown-Eyed Bébé by Emile Jumeau with Original Costume and Box
by Theriault's
26. Tiny French Bisque Bébé Steiner, Figure A, in Rare Size 8” (20 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes, fringed 26. brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with accent line between the lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, French composition body jointed at shoulders and hips, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Steiner Bte SGDG A 1 (head) Le Petit Parisien Bébé Steiner (body). Comments: Jules Nicholas Steiner, circa 1889. Value Points: rare tiny size 1 with original signed body has most endearing expression. $1200/1500 27. Gorgeous French Bisque Bébé by Leon Casimir Bru, Size 7 21” (53 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate with modeled detail of bosom and shoulderblades, very deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined tongue tip between the heart-shaped outlined lips, dimpled chin, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French kid bébé body with gusset jointing, kid-over wooden upper arms, bisque forearms with separatelysculpted fingers, lovely antique costume of silk, lace, and velvet burgundy with feathered matching bonnet, undergarments, leather laced boots. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 7 (head and shoulderplate) Bru Bébé Bte SGDG...(original paper label on torso). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1884, exceptional beauty of the sought-after rare bébé with finest modeling including defined tongue tip, and beautiful complexion and painting, original body and perfect bisque hands. $16,000/19,000
28. tinted porcelain shoulderhead, black sculpted hair with centerpart and looped over each modeled ear, pale blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single-stroke brows, tiny closed mouth, wooden articulated body with dowel jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, porcelain lower arms and hands, right hand posed for holding object, with antique undergarments. Condition: generally excellent, wooden lower legs are replacements. Comments: Germany, circa 1850. Value Points: rare early doll with distinctive coiffure. $400/500
30. German Porcelain Doll with Wooden Articulated Body and Porcelain Limbs 8” (20 cm.) Pink tinted porcelain shoulderhead, black sculpted hair drawn smoothly around the sides of face and captured in chignon at the back of head, blue eyes, black and red upper eyeliner, singlestroke brows, closed mouth, wooden torso and upper limbs with dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, and porcelain lower arms and legs, right hand posed for holding object, painted red shoes, included is antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1850. Value Points: very fine state of originality, tinted complexion, rare coiffure. $600/800
31. Victorian Shell Cameo in Gentle Mother and Child Scene 2”h. Shell cameo depicts a well-detailed interior scene of a room in which are seated a mother and young child in a comforting pose, presented in gold-plated frame. Excellent condition. Mid-Victorian. $300/400
28. German Porcelain Miniature Doll 7 ½” (19 cm.) Pink tinted porcelain shoulderhead, black sculpted hair in short finger curls, painted blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, singlestroke short brows, nostril dots, tiny closed mouth, muslin body, porcelain lower limbs, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1860. Value Points: matching pink tinting of face and arms, dainty painting of facial features, on the alloriginal early doll. $300/400
