#71

Outstanding Petite French Bisque Bebe, Size 1, by Leon Casimir Bru in Original Costume
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$30,000
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12" (30 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate with modeled bosom and shoulderblades, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, pierced ears, closed mouth with outlined lips and tiny tongue tip, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French kid bebe body with kid-over-wooden upper arms, bisque forearms and hands, Chevrot hinged hips, wooden lower legs. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 1 (head) No 1 Bru Jne 1 (shoulders). Bebe Bru...(original paper label on chest). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1884. Value Points: sought-after size 1 with original signed body, most captivating expression, wearing original aqua silk dress and bonnet, and with undergarments and aqua cream shoes with silk rosettes.