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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose-blushed eye shadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, pierced ears, open mouth in the shape to accommodate nursing bottle, turn screw at back of head, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, slender kid bebe body with Chevrot hinged upper legs, wooden lower legs, kid-over wooden upper arms, bisque forearms. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jner 8 T (head and shoulderplate). 8 T (inside wig) Bebe Bru Bte SGDG (body label). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, his Bebe Teteur, circa 1885. Value Points: very beautiful facial painting, especially fine condition of original body, original wig with label, and with original white pique costume.