$17,000
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Description
11" (28 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder
plate,pale blue glass enamel inset eyes with spiral threading and
darker blue outer rims,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,delicate mauve
eye shadow,feathered brows,closed mouth with outlined lips,pierced
ears,lambswool wig over cork pate,original kid bebe body with
gusset-jointing,bisque forearms and hands. Condition: generally
excellent. Marks: 4/0. Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,his premiere
bebe,the Bebe Brevete,circa 1879,based upon his patent of that
year which described "bebes [whose bodies would be] made of
leather,supple,light,sturdy,fully-articulated,strikingly
beautiful". Value Points: rare early bebe in pristine original
condition,with very firm body,exquisite hands,original
wig,original (somewhat frail) costume,bonnet,leather shoes signed
B (in script,in oval) and 0000.