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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head with plump cheeks and chin, brown glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading, very rich dark eyeliner, mauve blushed eye shadow, dark painted curly lashes, feathered brows, shaded nostrils, accented eye corners, closed mouth with very full outlined lips, pierced ears, soft lambswool wig over cork pate, all-wooden body with shapely derriere, dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles, defined carving of fingers and toes, a pretty silk costume is included. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 6 (head) 30-34 (back of wooden torso). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, his distinctive Bebe Modele, inspired by his earlier deposed poupee wooden body, was made from 1879 to 1883 only and in extremely limited numbers as extant examples indicate. Value Points: the very rare Bebe Modele with wonderfully-articulated original-finish wooden body has beautiful bisque and painting, well-defined features such as impressed chin dimples and brow furrows.