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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,narrow blue glass inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented eye corners and nostrils of aquiline nose,closed mouth with smiling expression,accented lips,pierced ears,brunette mohair wig over cork pate,wooden articulated body with shapely torso,dowel jointing at shoulders,elbows,hips and knees,and ball-swivel waist. Condition: generally excellent except hairline at back shoulder plate. Marks: D. Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,both the head and body were deposed models by that firm,circa 1872. Value Points: beautiful doll with distinctive smiling expression,fine quality of bisque,original body,and wearing superb original costume,undergarments,leather boots.