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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate with modeled bosom and shoulderblades, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows with feathered detail, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, slender kid bebe body with kid over wooden upper arms, bisque forearms, Chevrot hinged hips, wooden lower legs. Condition: bisque head and shoulderplate excellent, body original and sturdy except professional restoration to bisque hands. Marks: Bru Jne 4 (head and shoulders). Comments: Bru, circa 1886, Chevrot epoch. Value Points: large brown paperweight eyes beautifully contrast the creamy complexion on the petite cabinet-size Bru bebe.