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Description
30" (76 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes of great depth, thick dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, mauve-blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked brows with feathered detail, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips and defined tiny tongue tip between the lips, pierced ears, brunette hand-tied human hair wig, cork pate, original slender kid body with scalloped collarette, kid-over-wooden upper arms, bisque lower arms, Chevrot hinged hips, wooden lower legs. Condition: generally excellent, restoration to fingers on both hands. Marks: Bru Jne 12 (head) No.12 Bru Jne (shoulders) Depose (front shoulder plate) (original Bru paper label on torso). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1886. Value Points: especially beautiful example of the classic Bru Jne with deeply sculpted features including sought-after feature of tongue tip, exquisite painting accentuating the very deep paperweight eyes, finest bisque and complexion, lovely antique costume.