$17,000
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder head with definition of
modeled bosom and shoulder blades,blue glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral
threading,dark eyeliner,dark painted lashes,mauve-blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and
feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair
wig over cork pate,French kid bebe body with gusset-jointing at hips and knees,kid curved
upper arms,bisque hands from below the elbows. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru
Jne 5 (head and shoulders). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,circa 1882,a rare transitional model
between Bru's earliest Brevete model and the classic Bru Jne bebe. Value Points: very beautiful
bebe with well-defined sculpting enhanced by lovely bisque and sculpting,very plump original
bebe body,perfect bisque hands,and wearing wonderful antique aqua silk dress with fringed
ribbon,matching bonnet,undergarments,and original leather shoes signed "Bru Jne Paris"