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7" (18 cm.) h. 4 1/2"w. Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades, very deep ice-blue glass paperweight eyes with spiral threading and darker blue iris rims, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brush-stroked and feathered brows, mauve blushed eye shadow, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, sculpted teeth, pierced ears, brunette human hair wig with ringlet curls, cork pate. Condition: generally excellent, small chip at the corner of the right shoulder plate. Marks: Bru Jne 6 (head) No. 6 Bru Jne (head). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1882. Value Points: especially fine sculpting and painting enhanced by splendid eyes.