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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque swivel head with kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades, amber brown glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral-threading, thick dark eyeliner, dark painted lashes, rose-blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked and feathered brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined tongue tip, shaded and outlined lips, dimpled chin, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, slender kid torso, kid-over-wood upper arms, bisque forearms, kid-covered Chevrot-hinged hips, carved wooden legs. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 6 (head) Bru Jne No. 6 (shoulders) (fragment of original paper label on chest). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1885. Value Points: splendid bebe with outstanding beauty of modeling, bisque and painting, original wig, signed body, perfect bisque hands, and wearing original aqua silk couturier costume by Bru, with original undergarments, woven bonnet, turquoise bead necklace and earrings, socks, and leather shoes with silver buckles impressed "Bru Jne Paris 6".