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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,almond-shaped blue glass
enamel inset eyes,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed
mouth with upturned lip corners in slight smile,accented lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig
over cork pate,all-wooden body with shapely one-piece torso,dowel-jointing at
shoulders,elbows,hips and knees. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: B (head and shoulders).
Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,circa 1872,the facial model was deposed by Bru in 1872 and is
sometimes referred to as the Empress Eugenie model. Value Points: most charming petite model
of the beloved smiling poupee with beautiful face,original wooden all-articulated body,and
wearing a lovely antique gown with hand-made rick-rack,undergarments,socks,shoes.