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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, oval face, almond-shaped blue glass inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, arched feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with enigmatic smile, accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, original Bru kid poupee body with square cut collarette, gusset-jointing at hips and knees, bisque arms to above the elbows, bisque curled hands, antique undergarments. Condition: generally excellent, two bisque fingers broken at knuckle. Marks: D (head and shoulders). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1872, his deposed "smiling" poupee model. Value Points: very beautiful poupee with exemplary bisque and painting.