Pierre-François Jumeau (1811-1895) originally partnered with a man named Louis-Désiré Belton (1805-1846) to form Belton & Jumeau in 1841, by 1845 the partners dissolved the business and went their separate ways.

In 1872 Jumeau finished builting it's own porcelain factory in Montreuil. Second son, Emile-Louis Jumeau (1843-1910) and his wife Ernestine Ducruix began taking over the business in 1874, the transfer was completed when his father retired in 1878.

In 1899 Jumeau became a member of the SFBJ - Société Française de Fabrication de Bébé & Jouets until its demise in 1958.

Many of Jumeau's dolls are considered works of art.

Some Jumeau Dolls Types: Almond Eyed Bébé Jumeau, 1893-1898 Bébé Jumeau Phonographe or Bébé Jumeau Lioregraph; inventor Henri Lioret, marked phonographic parts HL, B.L. Bébé, Bébé Chartres, Bébé Vrai Modele, E.D. Bébé (produced while Emile-Michel 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, 1906 Bébé Madeleine for Aux Trois Quartiers.

Jumeau supplied some marked bisque heads for Roullet et Decamps walking and mechanical dolls, Leopold Lambert's automatons with bebe bisque socket heads with unique facial expressions. Jumeau also purchased bisque heads from German doll makers Gebrüder Heubach, Gebrüder Kuhnlenz and Simon & Halbig, as marked heads have been found on Jumeau stamped heads or bodies.

Antique Jumeau Dolls Identified

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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

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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.

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Jumeau Bebe Doll Shoes Marks Identified

1878+ Jumeau doll shoe mark Bébe Jumeau MED. OR 1878 Paris Depose

Bisque doll heads marked 10731 Mirette (by Gebrüder Heubach) have been found on marked Jumeau bodies.

Bébé Bon Marche, Bébé Trois Quartiers, Louvre Bébé, Bébé Samaritaine are all dolls attributed to Jumeau, many of which are unmarked and sold in French department stores.

1891+ Jumeau doll shoe mark Paris bee symbol Depose, re-registered by SFBJ in 1906

---------------------> Jumeau Bebe Doll Marks & Doll Mold Numbers with images

Additional Jumeau Information

1841-1845 Belton & Jumeau address - 14 rue Salle au Comte, Paris

1846-1867 Jumeau address - 18 rue Mauconseil, Paris

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

1872 Jumeau's porcelain factory address - Montreuil sous Bois near Paris

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

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