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Description
14" (36 cm.) Pale bisque swivel head on kid-edged
bisque shoulder plate,blue glass enamel inset
eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered
brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed
mouth with beautifully-outlined lips,ears pierced
into head,blonde mohair wig in elaborate coiffure
over cork pate,kid gusset-jointed poupee body with
wooden articulated arms having dowel-jointing at
shoulders,elbows,and wrists,wearing antique
chemise blouse and Swiss muslin petticoat with
demi-train,socket and leather boots. Condition:
generally excellent. Marks: D (head and shoulders)
B.Jne Cie (shoulder plate). Comments: Leon Casimir
Bru,circa 1867. Value Points: very rare early
version of the smiling poupee with original
maker's signature,original Bru deposed body with
rarer wooden arms.