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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate, brilliant blue enamel inset eyes with rich spiral threading, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve eye shadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, original blonde lambs-wool wig over cork pate, kid bebe body with gusset-jointing of hips, knees and elbows, bisque lower arms and hands with separately-sculpted fingers and defined knuckles and nails, pretty red silk dress with lavish lace. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 2/0 (head and shoulder plate). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, his first bebe model known as Bru Brevete, circa 1878. Value Points: very beautiful bebe with splendid eyes, choicest bisque and painting, original sturdy body with perfect bisque hands, and having original maroon knit stockings and leather shoes signed "Bru Jne Paris" (in oval) and "00".