#86

French Bisque Bebe by Bru with Original Signed Body
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$6,500
sold
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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes with dot highlights, brushstroked and feathered brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists, pretty antique costume and shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 7 (head) Bebe Bru No 7 (body). Comments: Bru, circa 1890. Value Points: lovely bisque on the pert-faced bebe with original body and body finish.