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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark painted lashes, brush-stroked and feathered brows, open mouth with drilled hole for bottle nipple, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, slender kid bebe body with Chevrot style body, wooden arms with articulation at shoulders and elbows. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 4 (head) (original Bru label on torso). Comments: Bru, his deposed Bebe Teteur, circa 1885. The doll has original rubber ball in its head which creates a nursing mechanism when the metal screw at the back of the head is turned. Value Points: appealing petite size, rare intact mechanism, original costume.