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18.5" EJ Jumeau All Original on a Rare Wooden Body

 

Pressed bisque socket head on a fully jointed and signed Jumeau WOODEN body with straight wrists. Gorgeous blue paperweight eyes with painted upper and lower lashes, multi stroke brows, closed mouth with shading and accents, applied and pierced ears , lovely original light brown mohair wig in original curly set. She wears her original and extraordinarily beautiful antique pale blue silk dress with fabulous insertion lace, dropped waist with pleated skirt, large blue silk bow original antique underwear. Also wearing antique blue net socks and antique French brown leather shoes with brown silk rosettes incised with a running greyhound dog and PARIS underneath. Also wearing an antique silk brocade bonnet with metallic lace trim, antique pin on her dress and antique bead earrings.

MARKS:                     DEPOSE
                               E 8 J
                             T (tick mark)

Blue Stamp on wooden body:
                              JUMEAU
                            Medaille D’Or
                               PARIS

CONDITION: Excellent! The perfect and exquisite head with the finest quality pale bisque, glowing color, expert painting of delicate features, crisp modeling of one of the prettiest Jumeau faces ever produced with the distinctive almond cut eyes and softer earlier brows. The body in clean and original finish condition but two fingers are rebuilt. This strikingly pretty example of the desirable EJ Jumeau is sure to become a family heirloom. She has beautiful, hypnotically captivating blue eyes. What a pleasure it would be to actually own her! A RARE FIND ON A RARE WOODEN BODY AND ALL ORIGINAL AS WELL!

PRICE: $18,000


16" Rare Early Almond-Eyed Portrait Jumeau

All Original

Pressed bisque socket head on a fully jointed early 8 ball Jumeau body with straight wrists. Beautiful penetrating extreme almond cut pale blue spiral paperweight eyes, painted upper and lower lashes, fine light colored multi stroke feathered brows, closed mouth with shading and accents and white space between the lips, pierced ears with earrings, lovely original blond mohair wig over her original cork pate. Wearing a wonderful antique blue tissue silk dress with ecru lace appliqués and cream ribbon and bow trim antique hand tatted edge underwear, antique socks. antique brown French leather shoes with one rosette, antique blue cotton wired bonnet with applied flowers lace and ribbons, antique gold front oval bar pin with the name Lizzie engraved on top.

MARKS:                        7

CONDITION Excellent. Fine quality and very pale bisque, expert painting of soft and delicate features, crisp modeling of dreamy early face with hypnotic large almond blue eyes. The early eight ball Jumeau body with original finish and in excellent but some paint flaking on hands and one finger rebuilt. A wonderful early Portrait Jumeau! One of the rarest and most desirable of all the Jumeau dolls, this shy and precious little darling with exquisite features and mysterious allure has a very intelligent and commanding presence! This rare family heirloom holds a very respectable position in the aristocratic hierarchy of French Bebes!

PRICE: $14,500

21" Rare All Original Bisque HIP Steiner Circa 1870

 

Pressed bisque socket head on a shoulderplate with molded shoulders and top of upper arms on a Steiner original Motchmann-type body with bisque hip and bisque lower arms and legs, cloth intermediate sections with cardboard inside the torso. Lovely almond shaped blue paperweight eyes with painted upper and lower lashes, delicate and light multi stroked feathered and finely arched brows, slightly open mouth with two rows of teeth with shading and accents slightly smiling, pretty original blond mohair wig over a small original cork pate that covers the small circular hole at the back of her head. Wearing a lovely antique cotton red and white print dress with ruffled and embroidered bib, lace trim at the collar and sleeves, tucking down the front of the dress, red silk sash, antique underwear, black stockings, antique red silk French shoes, pretty red wired hat with lace, flowers and red feathers, faux pearl necklace.

MARKS                       None

CONDITION: Generally excellent Gorgeous, pale bisque with expert painting of features and crisp modeling of very charming ladylike demure face with pleasant pale color. The head, shoulderplate and bisque hips and the left hand and left leg are in perfect condition. The right hand has two re-glued fingers and one rebuilt finger. The left leg has been restored. Please view all photos for details. Otherwise, the original Steiner body is in excellent condition with wonderfully sensitive modeling and unusual bisque hip section attached to a clean cloth stuffed body. This wonderful Steiner has a special serene expression and is a must for the serious collector or the Steiner Connoisseur. A MUSEUM FIND!

PRICE: $9,500

15" Rare Early Almond-Eyed Portrait Jumeau

 

Pressed bisque socket head on a fully jointed early 8 ball Jumeau body with straight wrists. Beautiful penetrating extreme almond cut hypnotic spiral blue paperweight eyes, painted upper and lower lashes, fine light colored multi stroke feathered brows, lovely mauve eye-shadow, closed mouth with shading and accents and white space between the lips, pierced ears with earrings, lovely extremely long original brown human hair wig over her original cork pate. Wearing an attractive antique pale blue silk pleated dress with dropped waist, applied lace bib, mutton sleeves with lace, all fully lined, antique cotton chemise, blue net antique socks, antique blue leather French shoes, antique blue straw hat with feathers and flowers, antique blue enameled bar pin on her dress.

MARKS:                       5

on body                   JUMEAU
(BLUE STAMP):      MEDAILLE D’OR
                             PARIS

CONDITION There is an extremely faint hairline from the center forehead. There is a white eye-flake on the upper right eye rim. Otherwise, she has fine quality and very pale bisque, expert painting of soft and delicate features, crisp modeling of dreamy early face with hypnotic large almond eyes. The early eight ball Jumeau body has an old repaint except for the lower arms. One baby finger is broken. A wonderful early little Jumeau! One of the rarest and most desirable of all the Jumeau dolls, this shy and precious little darling with exquisite features and mysterious allure has a very intelligent and commanding presence! Portraits can command up to $20,000 when pwrfect! This rare family heirloom holds a very respectable position in the aristocratic hierarchy of French Bebes!

PRICE: $9500.

REDUCED: $8000

15" Fabulous and Rare Bru Jne Size 4

 

Pressed bisque socket head on signed Bru 4 bisque shoulder-plate with molded bosom on an original CHEVROT kidskin body with bisque lower arms, and carved wooden lower legs pin jointed at the elbows and knees. Lovely blue paperweight eyes with delicately painted upper and lower lashes, finely feathered light brows, closed mouth with shading and accents, dimpled chin, pierced ears with turquoise glass and faux pearl earrings, original cork pate with original blond mohair wig. Dressed in a beautiful dress of her period made of teal and tan plaid wool with lace trim, applied lace bodice with winged shoulders and tapered sleeves, antique underwear, antique blue net stockings and antique French black leather shoes with rosette shaped metal buckles (one missing a sole), antique frilly ecru lace and silk ribbon bonnet, antique wishbone pin with blue enameled bird on her dress and she carries a gorgeous antique velvet covered metal purse in her left hand.

MARKS:                           BRU
on head:                            4
on plate:                      BRU Jne N 4

CONDITION: Generally Excellent. The fine quality bisque with sensitive and delicate painting of features, very crisp modeling of captivating face with exquisite modeling around her “melt your heart”, original hypnotic blue eyes and characteristic Bru Jne somewhat pouting mouth. The head is perfect. The original plate has some damage to the inside of the bisque socket near the socket hole that has been restored and no longer poses a problem, The entire exterior of the plate is in mint condition. The lovely bisque arms are perfect but unfortunately are antique German replacements. The original Chevrot body in sturdy condition but showing some age staining and the wooden lower legs are partially repainted with the left toes well rebuilt. This is indeed one of the shining stars the French Belle Epoch! And her diminutive size only adds to her desirability and status as one of the true Aristocrats of the Antique doll world! Here is your opportunity to own this unbelievable gem! In today’s antique doll market, less than perfect examples of this Bru are fetching upwards of $30,000!………… OUR PRICE....

PRICE: $23,000

 

14.5" French Simonne Poupee w/ Bisque Arms

 

Pressed Bisque shoulder head on study kidskin body with curved bisque arms and mortise and tenon knee and shoulder joints. Fixed blue paperweight eyes with painted upper and lower lashes, feathered arching brows, closed somewhat smiling mouth with shading and accents, pierced in ears, original blond mohair wig. Dressed in her original antique pink/silk dress with applied lace trim (some areas of age staining and melting, and wear), no undergarments, brown antique leather fashion shoes. Topped off with the most adorable little straw hat covered with net and flowers, also wearing a wonderful antique hand carved cameo pendant.

MARKS:            Stamped oval label marked
                          "Passage Delorme,
                              SIMONNE
                                PARIS
                          Rue De Rivoli 188

CONDITION: Generally Excellent. She has a fine, pale quality pressed bisque head with a very beautiful face, expert and delicate painting of attractive features and crisp modeling of demure lady’s face. Her right hand has a perfect thumb, but only a part of her index finger remains on her hand. She is missing her other three fingers and they have been rebuilt and repainted. Her left hand is in much better shape--she is only missing her index finger and it has been replaced. Her body is in good shape, with the damage to her feet which have been repaired with kidskin. This rare French Poupee boasts many wonderful attributes including her originality, bisque arms and wooden joints.

PRICE: $4300.

REDUCED: $3900

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