$30,000
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Pressed bisque swivel head on kid-edged
bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder
blades,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,thick dark
eyeliner,painted lashes,rose blushed eye shadow,painted
lashes,brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows,accented
eye corners,shaded nostrils,slightly-parted richly shaded
lips,firmly-stuffed kid bebe body with kid-over-wood upper
arms,bisque forearms with separately sculpted
fingers,bisque lower legs from the knees,bisque bare feet
sculpted with hole at bottom for food to fall through
trap-door shoes. Condition: generally excellent,back of
tongue missing that allows biscuit to slide into torso
metal funnel. Marks: (circle dot symbol on head) 1 T
(shoulder) (original Bru paper label on torso). Comments:
Leon Casimir Bru,the "Bebe Gourmand" was first advertised
by him in 1882,described as "delicieux bebe a surprise".
The bebe has two hollow tin tubes or funnels leading from
the upper torso into each leg through which the biscuit
could be "digested",then finally falling through the trap
door of the unique shoes custom-designed by Bru to
accommodate the "surprise". Value Points: exceptionally
fine condition and beauty of the very rare Bru bebe model
with perfect bisque throughout,very sturdy body with
exquisite sculpting of plump bisque legs and bisque
hands,wearing antique rose and ivory silk dress and
bonnet,and beautifully-preserved original leather "trap-
door" Bru shoes labeled with script oval insignia "B".