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18" (46 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, brushstroked brows with feathered details, mauve-blushed eye shadow, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with tiny defined tongue tip, outlined heart-shaped upper lip, dimpled philtrum and chin, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, slender kid bebe body, Chevrot hinged hips, wooden lower legs, kid-over-wooden upper arms, bisque forearms with separately-sculpted hands. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 6 (head and shoulders) Bebe Bru Bte SGDG (original paper label on chest). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1884. Value Points: superb example from the golden age of Bru, with finest bisque, sculpting and painting, very sturdy and fresh original body, perfect hands, and wearing original rose silk dress and bonnet, undergarments, stockings, and leather shoes with silver buckles marked "Bru Jne Paris 6".