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Description
18" (46 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with
delicate pale complexion contrasting very plump
cheeks and chin,almond-shaped brown glass
paperweight eyes,dark eyeliner,lightly-painted
lashes,feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded
nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between
the shaded and accented lips,pierced ears,original
hand-stitched blonde mohair wig over cork
pate,all-wooden fully-articulated body with dowel
and pin jointing at
shoulders,elbows,wrists,hips,knees and ankles.
Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 5 (head)
N3C-34 (impressed symbols on back torso).
Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,his earliest version of
his Bebe Modele,1879. Value Points: extremely rare
bebe with exceptional quality of bisque,sculpting
and painting,superb original body with original
finish,original wig,and wearing antique
undergarments embroidered "Germaine".