$22,000
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22" (56 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with sculpted bosom and shoulder blades, deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes with darker blue outer irises, pronounced thick black eyeliner, painted curly lashes, slightly-modeled brush-stroked brows with feathering, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with well-defined tongue tip between the outlined lips, impressed dimples at philtrum and chin, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, kid bebe body with gusset-jointing at hips and knees, kid-over-wooden upper arms, bisque forearms with separately-sculpted fingers. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 8 (head and shoulder plate). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1882. Value Points: an especially beautiful Bru bebe especially of painting of eyes and mouth, finest bisque and painting, original very sturdy body, perfect bisque hands, wearing original coral silk dress, with undergarments, ruffled bonnet, and leather shoes signed "Bru Jne Paris".