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Description
26" (66 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged
bisque shoulder plate,pale complexion with
delicately-blushed cheeks,blue glass inset eyes
with heavy eyelids,dark eyeliner,painted
lashes,feathered brows,accented eye corners and
nostrils,closed mouth,pale outlined lips,pierced
ears,brunette mohair wig in elaborate
coiffure,cork pate,all-wooden body with shapely
torso,dowel-jointing at
shoulders,elbows,wrists,hips,knees and ankles,and
extra pivot-jointing at waist and
thighs,well-defined fingers and toes. Marks: K
(head and shoulderplate). Condition: bisque head
excellent,hairline on front of bisque
shoulderplate,body is structurally excellent with
original scuffed finish. Comments: Leon Casimir
Bru,with wooden body attributed to Anqueulle,circa
1865,prior to the creation of the Bru deposed
wooden body. Value Points: rare large size
wooden-bodied poupee,with original head and
body,Bru letter signature on head,very beautiful
bisque and painting.