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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose blushed eyeshadow, brush-stroked brows with decorative glaze, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette human hand-tied hair over cork pate, slender kid body with kid-over-wooden upper arms, bisque forearms, Chevrot hinged hips with kid cover, wooden hinged lower legs. Condition: bisque head and shoulder plate excellent, bisque hands restored, left front foot broken off. Marks: Bru Jne 7 (head and shoulder plate). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1886. Value Points: very fine bisque, complexion and painting, lovely antique costume.