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23" (58 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate with modeled bosom and shoulderblades, deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, mauve-blushed eye shadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined "tongue tip" between the shaded and outlined lips, impressed dimple in chin and philtrum, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French kid bebe body with Chevrot hinged thighs, wooden lower legs, kid-over-wooden upper arms, bisque forearms. Condition: bisque head, hands and body are excellent, there is virtually invisible professional restoration on back shoulderplate. Marks: Bru Jne 9 (head) Bru Jne No.9 (shoulders). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1885. Value Points: very beautiful bebe with well-defined tongue tip, entrancing deep eyes, perfect hands, and wearing stunning maroon silk dress with embroidered velvet panels, woven bonnet with red silk ribbons, undergarments, stockings, shoes signed Bru Jne Paris.