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Description
17" (43 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with very full
cheeks,brown glass enamel inset eyes,thick dark eyeliner,painted
dark curly lashes,mauve-blushed eyeliner,brush-stroked and
feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed
mouth with defined space and two painted teeth between the
outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork
pate,French all-wooden fully-articulated body with peg and
dowel jointing at shoulders,elbows,wrists,hips,knees and
ankles,and wearing superb antique costume of aqua silk with
cut-work collar and cuffs,lavish
bonnet,undergarments,stockings,and shoes. pearl bead drop
earrings. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: (crescent dot
symbol on head) (back torso incised H 2 and other illegible
letters). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,circa 1880,the model was
made for one or two years only. Value Points: very rare model of
bebe with gorgeous face and painting,superb body sculpting
with original finish.