#276

French Bisque Bebe by Maison Bru with Original Signed Body
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19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, rose blushed eye shadow, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with heart-shaped upper lip, impressed lip corners, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrist, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Brevete SGDG Bru Jne R X 8 M (head) Bebe Bru No 8 (torso) Bebe Bru (paper label on chest). Comments: Maison Bru, Girard epoch, circa 1892. Value Points: original signed body, excellent quality of bisque, costume includes leather shoes signed C.M.