$2,800
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged
bisque shoulder plate,blue glass enamel inset
eyes,dark eyeliner,delicately-painted lashes and
brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with slightly
upturned lip corners lending a hint of
smile,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,kid
gusset-jointed body with stitched and separated
fingers,wearing antique ivory silk
costume,undergarments,slippers,bonnet. Condition:
generally excellent. Marks: B (head and
shoulders). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,circa
1870,his deposed model believed to be a portrait
of Empress Eugenie. Value Points: beautiful model
with lovely bisque and painting,rare petite size
with original wig and body.