$16,000
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Pressed bisque swivel head on
kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom
and shoulder blades,amber brown glass paperweight
inset eye,dark eyeliner,painted
lashes,brush-stroked brows with feathered
detail,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed
mouth with outlined lips and tiny stuck-out
tongue,pierced ears,brunette mohair wig over cork
pate,French kid bebe body with
gusset-jointing,bisque lower arms and hands.
Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 3
(head and shoulders) (remains of original Bru
label on torso). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,circa
1884,from the classic era. Value Points: very
beautiful bebe with deeply defined features and
loveliest bisque and painting,perfect bisque
hands,fine antique costume highlighted by rose
satin flowered bonnet,and leather shoes signed
"Bru Jne 3 Paris".