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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged
bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and
shoulder blades,almond-shaped blue glass
paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading and
dark iris rims,dark eyeliner,dark painted curly
lashes,rose-blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and
multi-feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed
mouth with defined tiny tongue tip between the
outlined lips,pierced ears,brunette human hair
over cork pate,French kid bebebody with
kid-over-wooden upper arms,bisque
forearms,Chevrot-hinged hips,wooden lower legs.
Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 4
(head) No 4 Bru Jne (shoulders). Comments: Leon
Casimir Bru,circa 1885. Value Points: superb
example from the golden age of Bru with entrancing
eyes,very pronounced exquisite modeling,beautiful
bisque and painting,original body,perfect bisque
hands,and wearing a lovely antique costume
comprising navy blue dress,white cotton pinafore
with scalloped-edge embroidery,knit stockings,old
French black leather shoes.