#257

Pretty French Bisque Bebe by Bru, Chevrot Epoch with Signed Bru Shoes
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$17,500
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21" (53 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eye liner, painted lashes, brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, rose blushed eye shadow, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate,kid bebe body with Chevrot hinged upper legs, wooden lower legs, bisque forearms with separately sculpted fingers. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 9 (head and shoulders). Comments: Bru, Chevrot epoch, circa 1886. Value Points: pretty bebe in appealing size with original body, beautiful perfect hands, well costumed including original leather shoes signed "Bru Jne Paris".