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Tête Jumeau Bébé Doll & Parasol

Value (2014) | $4,750 Auction – $7,400 Auction
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GUEST:
My grandmother was born in 1890 and she had a half sister quite older than her, and she married a Frenchman, and was living in Paris. And when my grandmother was about five, she sent her this doll directly from Paris.

APPRAISER:
What year would that have been? GUESTL 1895.

APPRAISER:
Okay. Did you think it was a French doll since it came...?

GUEST:
I assumed so, yes.

APPRAISER:
Okay. She played with it, you can tell that.

GUEST:
Yeah.

APPRAISER:
She must have played with it very gently, because this doll is in absolutely perfect condition.

GUEST:
I know I didn't play with it and my daughter didn't either. I've kept it in my cedar chest since I've had it.

APPRAISER:
It's made by one of the most prominent makers of dolls in France.

GUEST:
Very good.

APPRAISER:
Jumeau. They started making dolls in 1842. These examples were made anywhere between 1890 and 1900.

GUEST:
Okay.

APPRAISER:
It's really in good condition-- original wig, original clothes. You can see the silk is molting.

GUEST:
Yeah.

APPRAISER:
Just a little bit, but it's just a part of the aging of it all.

GUEST:
Well, just age, yes.

APPRAISER:
And if we take the wig off... We can see the marking on the back.

GUEST:
Oh, okay, I never did look, I guess.

APPRAISER:
You can see that it's marked, "DÈposÈ TÍte Jumeau." And you also, you see, number eight, which is a size number, this one is about 20 inches.

GUEST:
Yeah.

APPRAISER:
You can see what "1x".

GUEST:
Yeah, I saw that...

APPRAISER:
That was the artist's mark that painted the dolls. And if you look at her closely, not only is her head marked, but her shoes are marked also.

GUEST:
Oh, okay. Yeah.

APPRAISER:
It also has the original earrings.

GUEST:
Oh, I know, yes.

APPRAISER:
The painting on the face, the quality of the bisque is good. Even the quality of the clothes. At auction today, this doll would bring between $4,500 and $7,000.

GUEST:
Very good.

APPRAISER:
The parasol I'll value separately. It's of the same time period as your doll, but the scale was a little bit larger than what the doll would have. The parasol would bring between $250 and $400 at auction.

GUEST:
Very good. I'll bet... I have a granddaughter it'll be passed down to.

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Appraisal Details

Appraiser
Floyd Jones
Dolls
Appraised value (2014)
$4,750 Auction – $7,400 Auction
Featured In
Albuquerque, Hour 1 (#1919)
Event
Albuquerque, NM (July 19, 2014)
Category
Dolls
Period
19th Century
Form
Doll , Parasol

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