MAGNIFICENT EARLY RARE ANTIQUE 11" PORTRAIT JUMEAU BEBE FAB ANTIQUE DRESS & CHAPEAUX~SKIN WIG~ORIG JUMEAU BODY! Start Price USD 99.95 Current Price USD 6,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 22 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, August 15, 2008 End Time Friday, August 22, 2008 Location Gaithersburg, Maryland See more about 'MAGNIFICENT EARLY RARE ANTIQUE 11" PORTRAIT JUMEAU BEBE' Description Up for your consideration is an absolutely MAGNIFICENT and RARE 11" ANTIQUE EARLY PORTRAIT JUMEAU BEBE that promises to capture your heart! A very HARD TO FIND size 2, this TINY TREASURE has an EXQUISITE antique dress and FABULOUS fancy antique straw chapeaux, WONDERFUL skin wig, and ORIGINAL marked Jumeau body!  We have never seen such a small Bebe with SO MUCH PRESENCE; she will THRILL even the most seasoned collector! She is dressed in an antique tan cotton frock with French blue velvet puffed sleeves and yoke, and matching cross stitched trim around the hem, securing in the back with HOOK and EYE enclosures.  She has one of the most GORGEOUS antique French straw hats we have ever seen in such a TINY size, with WONDERFUL blue silk ribbon and floral embellishments and contrasting tones of natural and navy colored straw.  Underneath she wears a MATCHING SET of antique lace trimmed white cotton pantaloons and half slip, and she has antique blue cotton mesh socks and dark brown antique leather shoes trimmed with tiny bows!  To complete her outfit she wears antique JUMEAU BLUE glass earrings in her PIERCED EARS and a matching antique French blue enamel pin with faux diamonds; just the PERFECT TOUCH for such a FANCY BEBE! She has SUPERB facial modeling and painting with individually painted eyelashes and MULTI STROKED eyebrows, BEAUTIFULLY outlined cherubic lips with a CLOSED MOUTH, and FABULOUS brown paperweight eyes that are ALMOND SHAPED!  Her light blonde curly mohair SKIN WIG is an AMAZING replacement with such high quality that it will rival any antique one; we were not sure at first if it was ORIGINAL to her! Her bisque is PERFECT with no chips, hairlines, repairs or restorations, and it is marked with an incised "2" at the bottom back of her neck; we have tried to capture it in the photos, as only the top of the two is visible but we guarantee it is there! She has the most BEAUTIFUL little body with STRAIGHT WRISTS and SEPARATE ball joints, and has it's ORIGINAL paint and patina!  There is very little wear to it except at the joints and on the hands, and it is stamped in blue ink on it's rear "JUMEAU, MEDAILLE D'OR, PARIS. A MAGNIFICENT and EARLY PORTRAIT JUMEAU BEBE in a VERY RARE 11" small size, worthy of the most ADVANCED COLLECTIONS------a TINY TREASURE! Please note that any doll or accessory items used for display are not included in this auction, unless otherwise specified. Any additional questions are ALWAYS WELCOME, so please feel free to contact me prior to bidding! I accept PAYPAL (preferred!), money orders and cashier's checks for your convenience. Check out my other auctions featuring other WONDERFUL and RARE antique Bebe and Poupees and their accessory items!  I ship WORLDWIDE, so please contact me for APPROXIMATE SHIPPING RATES in your area! THANK YOU for LOOKING, and GOOD LUCK!       Place a Bid!