$15,500
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and
shoulderblades,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-
stroked and feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with outlined
lips,pierced ears,ash-blonde mohair wig over cork pate,slender kid body with Chevrot-hinged
hips and wooden lower legs,kid-over-wood upper arms,bisque forearms. Condition: generally
excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 3 (head and shoulderplate) (Bru original paper label on torso).
Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,circa 1885,included with the doll is an original miniature sepia
photograph of the doll and a tiny red leather calling card case with calling cards having script
written name "Lotte". Value Points: the beautiful brown-eyed bebe Lotte has original and
perfect head,body and arms,and is wearing a lovely dress,bonnet,leather
shoes,undergarments and stockings. Included is her antique trunk along with ten additional
dresses (some fashioned of antique fabrics by Evelyn Ackerman and featured in her books,My
Favorite Patterns),along with antique jewelry,bonnets,accessories,carriage blanket in leather
straps,quilt,and leather bound miniature book with decoupage and original interior label
"Henry Penny's Patent Metallic Books".