#88

Petite French Bisque Bebe Bru in Original Costume and Signed Shoes
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$16,500
sold
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12" (30 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades, brown glass enamel inset eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with tiny tongue tip between outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French kid gusset-jointed bebe body, kid over wooden upper arms, bisque forearms with beautifully sculpted fingers. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 2 (head and shoulder plate) (circle/dot symbol on head). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1882. Value Points: precious petite Bru bebe has lovely bisque, sturdy original body with perfect hands, and wears her original (albeit very frail) maroon silk dress with matching bonnet, undergarments, socks, cream kidskin ankle boots marked "B" in script, and carries opera glasses with Stanhope images.