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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades, amber brown glass paperweight inset eyes with darker iris rims, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve-blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with tiny tongue tip between the outlined lips, pierced ears, dimpled chin and philtrum, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, slender kid bebe body with kid-over-wooden upper jointed legs, wooden lower legs, jointed knees and shoulders, jointed elbows of bisque arms. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 2 (head and shoulders). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1885. Value Points: an especially beautiful face with entrancing eyes dramatized with rich eyeliner and lashes, beautiful antique costume.