Jumeau Doll, ca. 1885
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APPRAISER:
And what you can tell me about it?
GUEST:
Well, this was from my mom's collection. She had probably 30 to 40 dolls. She made probably 20, and she collected the other dolls. This was probably her favorite. She talked about it all the time. She said that it was an old one. She thought it was from the 1800s. Plain and simple, she fell in love with it, and anything that she fell in love with, my dad bought.
APPRAISER:
Oh, well, that's a good arrangement.
GUEST:
So yes. Yeah.
APPRAISER:
What you have here is a French doll. It was made by a company called
Jumeau around 1880 to 1890. They were a very prolific doll company, and they made many different kinds of dolls. This one that you have is really very classic. It has everything a Jumeau should have-- very large, expressive eyes...
GUEST:
Yes.
APPRAISER:
Very heavy eyebrows. And when you see those, those two features, you can always think, "Jumeau." They're not the original clothes, and they're in pretty poor condition. The wig is old, but not her original wig. Her original wig would have been probably blond and would have been mohair, from a goat.
GUEST:
Okay.
APPRAISER:
This doll would retail from $3,000 to $3,500.
GUEST:
Wow!
APPRAISER:
So is there anything else you'd like to know about it?
GUEST:
You've done well. (laughing)
APPRAISER:
I just, again, want to thank you for bringing it in.
GUEST:
Thank you, I appreciate it.
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