French Dolls

French Dolls posts cover the porcelain bisque dolls produced in France from the 1860s onward, especially by Jumeau, Bru and Steiner. Articles look at the difference between a Bebe Jumeau and a Bru Bebe, the size markings on doll heads, the original mohair wigs and glass paperweight eyes that distinguish high-end work, the French fashion dolls of the Second Empire that came before the bebe form and how to recognise twentieth-century German reproductions. There are also notes on conservation, on the auction market through houses like Theriault’s, and on common faults to look for in an heirloom piece.