$15,500
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Description
23" (58 cm.) Pressed bisque swivel head on bisque
shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder
blades,very full plump cheeks and chin,amber-brown
glass paperweight inset eyes,thick dark
eyeliner,painted lashes,incised
eyeliner,mauve-blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked
and multi-feathered brows,accented nostrils and
eye corners,closed mouth with defined tongue tip
between the accented lips,pierced ears,original
lambswool wig over cork pate,plump kid bebe body
with gusset-jointing at hips and knees,curved kid
arms with bisque forearms and hands. Condition:
generally excellent. Marks: Depose (front shoulder
plate) (circle/dot symbol on head) No.8 Bru Jne
(shoulders). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,an early
period bebe,circa 1880,known as "circle/dot"
model. Value Points: very beautiful quality of
deep sculpting especially around eyes and
mouth,choice bisque and painting,original very
sturdy and strong body,perfect and
beautifully-sculpted hands,and wearing wonderful
antique costume,bonnet,undergarments,stockings,and
shoes.