#114

Gorgeous French Bisque Bebe by Leon Casimir Bru with Signed Bru Shoes
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$24,000
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22"(56 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,thick dark eyeliner,painted lashes,rose- blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and feathered brows with modeling detail,accented eye corners,rounded nose tip with accented nostrils,closed mouth with defined space and tiny tongue tip between the shaded lips,pierced ears,dimpled chin,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,slender kid bebe body with scalloped collarette,kid-over-wooden upper arms,bisque forearms,Chevrot hinged hips,wooden lower legs,wearing exquisite tea blue silk dress with matching bonnet,undergarments,stockings,cream kidskin shoes signed Bru Jne Paris 9. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 8 (or 9 raised number on back neck) Bru Jne No 8 (shoulders). (original Bru paper label on front torso). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,circa 1886. Value Points: especially beautiful Bru bebe with deeply sculpted features,perfect bisque hands with exceptional sculpting,original signed body,signed Bru shoes.