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20" (51 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,almond-shaped blue glass enamel inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth in tentative smiling expression,pale accented lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,all-wooden fully-articulated body with dowel-jointing at shoulders,elbows,wrists,hips,knees and ankles,ball-swivel waist. Condition: generally excellent,old retouch on body finish. Marks: G (head and shoulders). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,the smiling face model was deposed by the firm in 1872. Value Points: most elegant lady with lovely bisque,gentle refined expression,original fully-articulated wooden body,fabulous antique costume of gold silk with black lace trim,fancy bonnet,beaded purse,parasol,undergarments,stockings,fancy shoes.