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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,small blue glass enamel
inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,delicately-feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed
mouth with pale accented lips having a hint of smile,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,all-
wooden body with shapely torso,ball-swivel waist,dowel-jointing at
shoulders,elbows,wrists,hips,knees and ankles,original scalloped-edge kid collarette. Condition:
generally excellent. Marks: D (head and shoulders). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,the first
version of his wooden-bodied poupee,deposed in 1857. Value Points: luxury elaborate
jointing,along with antique gown.