10-28-200710-28-2007
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
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October 28, 2007 10:00 AMCalender
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Size 10 Bisque Tete Jumeau Bebe with Original Wardrobe

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$11,163$9,500
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2383Location: BoltonDate / Time: October 28, 2007 10:00AM

Description:

Size 10 Bisque Tete Jumeau Bebe with Original Wardrobe, stamped in red Depose Tete Jumeau, Bte. S.G.D.G. 10, with accented closed mouth, fixed luminous-blue paperweight eyes, arched multi-stroke brows, pierced ears (minute chip on left earring hole),honey-blonde hair wig, cork pate and jointed wood and papier-mache body with fixed wrists and original finish, ht. 21 1/2 in., (a few minor imperfections around pate aperture, tiny white dot upper right lid, hip joints damaged). Wardrobe: long-sleeved pale-blue satin and white lace dress with tan silk ribbon belt, feather-stitch accents, attached white organdie underksirt, and label Au Paradis des Enfants, 156 Rue de Rivoli, Paris inside front bodice; fine faded pink cotton dress with white lace insert, velveteen trim and white wool blouse; pink linen dress with white Hamburg lace insert, and cotton sleeve flounces; white cotton pintucked waist with lace trim; peach silk waist with matching ribbon belt; white organdie pintucked and lace-trimmed button-to-the-waist night dress with pleated high collar; long-sleeved blue polkadot wool dress with deep-blue velvet bodice, details and cuffs, tied with blue satin sash; red and black floral-sprigged white cotton dress with white pintucked bodice insert and sleeve cuffs, tied with red silk ribbon belt; white cotton underclothes comprising lace-trimmed petticoat, slip and drawers; Hamburg and white cotton pinafore; pink-trimmed white wool bonnet; natural straw hat with pale blue ostrich feather and tan ribbon trim, matching the principal dress; natural straw hat with light-pink covered crown and pink ribbon trim; pair of peach covered crown and pink ribbon trim knit cotton gloves; two pairs of knit cotton socks, pink and coral; white ribbed organdie bonnet with blue rosette trim; and white ribbed organdie bonnet with lace rosette trim.
Please note: small inconsistencies (probably factory) at aperture rim.
Estimate $3,000-4,000

Keywords

Hamburg, Paris