$20,000
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Description
10" (25 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and
shoulder blades,very plump cheeks and chin,amber brown glass paperweight eyes,thick dark
eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with
defined space between the outlined lips,hip-length blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French
kid bebe body with gusset-jointing,curved kid upper arms,bisque arms. Condition: generally
excellent,fine professional restoration to right thumb. Marks: (crescent symbol) Bru Jne 0
(head) Bru Jne 0 (shoulders). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,circa 1882,his transitional model
of circle dot and classic Bru Jne that appears to have been made during a single year period
and is rarely found. Value Points: the rarity of the transitional model is accentuated by the
most desirable tiny size. Having a most beautiful face with lovely bisque and painting,lovely
elongated wig,very sturdy body,and wearing a fine,frail but original silk bebe dress,along with
undergarments,pretty bonnet and porcelain perfume bottle on chatelaine,the bebe wears her
original leather shoes (one sole replaced) signed "Bru Jne Paris 0".