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Description
14" (36 cm.) Pressed bisque swivel head on
kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom
and shoulder blades,amber brown glass paperweight
inset eyes,thick dark eyeliner,painted dark
lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented
eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with full
outlined lips,tiny stuck-out tongue tip,pierced
ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French kid
bebe body with scalloped edge collarette,kid over
wooden upper arms and legs,bisque forearms,wooden
lower legs,antique silk and lace costume with
matching bonnet,undergarments,stockings,kidskin
shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru
Jne 3 (head and shoulders). Comments: Leon Casimir
Bru,circa 1884. Value Points: an especially
beautiful model of Bebe Bru Jeune with
entrancing expression,lovely bisque and
painting,original body,perfect bisque hands. From
the collection of American author,Anne Rice.