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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged
bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and
shoulder blade,very deep blue glass paperweight
inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted
lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented
eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with
defined tongue tip between the outlined and shaded
lips,pierced ears,kid bebe body with
gusset-jointing at hips and knees,kid-over-wood
upper arms,bisque arms with separately-sculpted
fingers,nicely costumed in French style in ivory
and aqua silk with lace
trim,undergarments,stockings,old blue kidskin
slippers. Condition: generally excellent. Marks:
Bru Jne 3 (head) Bru Jne No. 3 (shoulders).
Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,circa 1882. Value
Points: an early period classic Bru Jne with
original sturdy body,perfect bisque hands,very
beautiful expression and exceptional splendid eyes.