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Description
12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth, outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French carved wooden articulated body with shapely legs, jointing at shoulders, elbows, wrists, and hips, original composition hands. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 3 (head) Bebe Bru No. 3 (body). Comments: the Bebe Bru with hollowed wooden body was introduced in 1887, and made for a few years only. Value Points: rare and all-original doll with lovely bisque and painting, original wig, body with original finish, and wearing fine original silk costume, undergarments, bonnet, socks and leather shoes impressed Bru Jne Paris 3.