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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-lined
bisque shoulder plate,grey glass enamel inset
eyes,oval-shaped face with slight double
chin,painted lashes and brows,accented nostrils of
aquiline nose,closed mouth with outlined
lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork
pate,French kid poupee body with gusset-jointed
hips,knees and elbows,antique costume. Condition:
generally excellent. Marks: E (head and shoulder
plate). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,his deposed
facial model of 1872,said to be inspired by the
beloved Empress Eugenie. Value Points: lovely
poupee with matched signed head and shoulder
plate,original Bru poupee body in very sturdy and
clean state of preservation.