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Jumeau Bebes 1842-1958 French

Pierre François Jumeau originally partnered with a man named Louis Desire Belton, (Belton & Jumeau), Belton died before 1846, Jumeau continued to make the beautiful bisque Bébés dolls loved by antique doll collectors today. Up until 1872 many bisque heads were supplied by Eugene Barrois, until Jumeau built it's own porcelain factory in 1873. About 1878 second son, Emile Jumeau, took over from his father who retired. In 1899 Jumeau became a member of the SFBJ - Societe Française de Fabrication de Bébé& Jouets, until their demise in 1958. Many of Jumeau's earliest dolls are considered works of art.  

Some Jumeau dolls are classified as:

Almond Eyed Bébé Jumeau, 1893-1898 Bébé Jumeau Phonographe or Bébé Jumeau Lioregraph (inventor Henri Lioret, marked phonographic parts HL), B.L. Bébé, E.D. Bébé (produced while Emillle Douillet was director 1892-1899), E.J. Bébé, E.J.A. Bébé, great Ladies Series, Jumeau Character Bébé, Jumeau Déposé Bébé, Long Faced Triste Bébé, (sad facial expression), Multi Faced Bébé Jumeau, Parisiennes (kid bodies with bisque heads), Portrait Bébé, Poupée Bois, Poupée de Mode (Lady Doll of Fashion), Premiere Bébé, Princess Elizabeth Jumeau, Second Series Bébé Duet, R.R. Bébé and Tete Jumeau Bébé.   Jumeau supplied some marked bisque heads for Roullet & Decamps walking and mechanical dolls.

Jumeau, long sad faced Triste bebe, closed mouth, 30"

Jumeau Triste Bébé, 30" tall, long, sad face doll, pressed bisque socket head, large oval shaped paperweight eyes, feathered brows, delicate painted eye lashes, closed mouth, applied pierced ears, composition jointed body with straight wrists.  The Triste bébé bisque face mold was created by Jumeau chief designer Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse of Sèvres.

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Jumeau Dolls Identified

jumeau_depose_bygone.jpg (59481 bytes)Jumeau Déposé Bébé - incised, bisque socket head, wood & composition ball jointed body, straight wrists, wigged, paperweight eyes, feathered brows, closed mouth, pierced ears, beautifully dressed.

 

Photo courtesy of Bygonedolls

jumeau_cm_tete_pearls.jpg (54293 bytes)Tete Jumeau Bébé, bisque socket head, straight wrists, wood & composition ball jointed body, wigged, paperweight eyes, feathered brows, pierced ears, closed mouth, beautifully dressed, marked with a red stamp; Déposé Tete Jumeau Bte Jumeau.  Photo courtesy of Pearlsgirl

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Jumeau E. J. Bébé, bisque socket head, wood & composition ball jointed body, straight wrists, wigged, paperweight eyes, feathered brows, closed mouth, beautifully dressed.

 

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Jumeau Premiere Bébé, bisque socket head, wood & composition ball jointed body, straight wrists, wigged, paperweight eyes, feathered brows, closed mouth, beautifully dressed.

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SFBJ French character girl doll, bisque socket head, wood & composition ball jointed body, straight wrists, wigged, paperweight eyes, feathered brows, closed mouth, beautifully dressed.

 

Photo courtesy of Bgfan4

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Jumeau Bébé, bisque socket head, wood & composition ball jointed body, straight wrists, wigged, paperweight eyes, feathered brows, closed mouth, beautifully dressed

 

 

Photo courtesy of Flozdolz

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Jumeau Bébé, 15" tall, bisque socket head, wood & composition ball jointed body, Tete-straight wrists, wigged, paperweight eyes, feathered brows, closed mouth, beautifully dressed.

Photo courtesy of Pearlsgirl

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Jumeau small Tete #3 doll, bisque socket head, wood &composition ball jointed body, straight wrists, wigged, paperweight eyes, feathered brows, closed mouth, beautifully dressed.

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Jumeau E.J. Bébé, bisque socket head, wood & composition ball jointed body, straight wrists, wigged, paperweight eyes, feathered brows, closed mouth, beautifully dressed.

Photo courtesy of Shpysgirl

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Jumeau Bébé, bisque socket head, wood & composition ball jointed body, straight wrists, wigged, paperweight eyes, feathered brows, closed mouth, beautifully dressed.

 

Photo courtesy of Shpysgirl

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Bébé Jumeau 1907, bisque socket head, wood & composition ball jointed body, straight wrists, wigged, paperweight eyes, feathered brows, closed mouth, beautifully dressed.

 

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Jumeau Poupeé Peau, Lady Fashion Doll with leather skin (body).  

 

 

 

Photo courtesy Themommalyn

Jumeau Bébé DEP, bisque socket head, wood & composition ball jointed body, straight wrists, wigged, paperweight eyes, feathered brows, closed mouth, beautifully dressed.

Photo courtesy of Pearlsgirl

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Jumeau Bébé, bisque socket head, wood & composition ball jointed body, straight wrists, wigged, paperweight eyes, feathered brows, open mouth, beautifully dressed.

Photo courtesy of Shpysgirl

 

Jumeau Doll Marks Identified

 Some Jumeau dolls are only marked with a size number on back of the head and a red or blue Jumeau mark on body:

JUMEAU

MEDAILLE D'OR

PARIS

DE'POSE´

TETE JUMEAU

Bte SGDG

Size Number

BÉBÉ FRANÇAIS

DE'POSE'

TÊTE JUMEAU

¿

E. 9 J.

E. J.

A

 

BÉBÉ JUMEAU

DIPLÔME 

d' HOMMEUR

BREVETE SGDG

DE´POSE´

TETE JUMEAU

Bte SGDG

E. 8 D.

(no Depose in mark)

DEPOSE

E. 7 J.

F H 7

JUMEAU

PARIS

BÉBÉ JUMEAU

V

(like a big open check mark)

8

E J

BÉBÉ JUMEAU

Depose

DE'POSE'

JUMEAU

Size Number

1907

1907

TETE JUMEAU

214

DEPOSE JUMEAU

Bte SGDG

UNIS FRANCE

E. DE´POSE´ J

306

JUMEAU

1938

PARIS

PARIS

Picture of a

Bee

DEPOSE

** SGDG = Sans Garantie Du Governement - a registered patent without government guarantee

Bébé Bon Marche, Bébé Trois Quartiers, Louvre Bébé, Bébé Samaritaine are all attributed to Jumeau.

Jumeau Doll Mold Numbers Identified

201

202

203

204

205

206

207
208 209  210 211 212 212 213
215 216 217 218 219 221 222
223 224 225 230 275    

 

Additional Jumeau information

1842 Belton & Jumeau address - 14 rue Salle au Comte, Paris

1847-1867 Jumeau address - 18 rue Mauconseil, Paris

1867 + Jumeau address - rue d' Anjou Marais, Paris

1873 Montreuil sous Bois near Paris, address of Jumeau's porcelai factory

1899 SFBJ address - 8 rue Pastourelle, Paris and the last address of Jumeau.

 

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