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Description
18" (46 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with delicate pale
complexion contrasting with softly blushed plump cheeks and
chin,almond-shaped brown glass paperweight eyes,dark
eyeliner,lightly-painted lashes,feathered brows,accented eye
corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between
the shaded and accented lips,pierced ears,original hand-stitched
blonde mohair wig over cork pate,all-wooden fully-articulated body
with dowel and pin jointing at shoulders,elbows,wrists,hips,knees
and ankles. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 5 (head) N3C-34
(impressed symbols on back torso). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,his
earliest version of the rare Bebe Modele presented in 1879. Value
Points: extremely rare bebe with exceptional quality of
bisque,sculpting and painting,superb original body with original
finish,original wig,and wearing antique undergarments embroidered
"Germaine",white pique dress with extended capelet
collar,stockings,early leather shoes,fine woven bonnet with floral
trim.