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Description
34" (86 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with defined bosom and shoulderblades, deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted curly dark lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows with sculpting detail, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined tongue tip between the shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette hand-tied human hair wig over cork pate, slender kid bebe body with Chevrot-hinged hips, wooden lower legs, kid-over-wooden upper arms, bisque forearms with separately-sculpted hands, antique dress, undergarments, bonnet, stockings, and shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: (original paper label on front torso). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1885. Value Points: gorgeous and grand-sized bebe with finest quality of bisque, sculpting and painting, with very fine details such as impressed chin dimple and philtrum, perfect bisque hands with fine detail of knuckles and nails.