#134

Petite French Bisque Bebe, Size 1, by Leon Casimir Bru with Signed Bru Shoes
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11" (28 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, blue glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with delicately shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French kid bebe body with kid-over wooden upper arms, bisque forearms and hands, Chevrot hinged hips, wooden lower legs, wonderful silk aqua and ivory costume, matching bonnet, undergarments, socks, leather shoes with silver buckles signed Bru Jne 1. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 1 (head) No 1 (right shoulders) Bru Jne (left shoulders). Bebe Bru Bte SGDG ...(paper label on torso). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1885. Value Points: very dear petite size 1 Bebe Bru with original body, perfect bisque hands, compelling expression, signed Bru shoes.