#22

Beautiful French Bisque Bebe by Leon Casimir Bru,Size 7
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20" (51 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled definition of bosom and shoulder blades,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,thick dark eyeliner,painted lashes,rose-blushed eye shadow,slightly modeled brush-stroked brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with defined tongue tip,shaded and accented lips,dimpled chin,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French kid bebe body with slender torso,kid-over-wooden upper arms,bisque forearms,Chevrot hinged hips,wooden lower legs,nicely costumed in antique fabrics,antique undergarments,bonnet and leather shoes signed C.M. Condition: generally excellent,left hand restored. Marks: Bru Jne 7 (head and shoulder plate) (remnants of original paper label on chest). Comments: Bru,circa 1885. Value points: beautiful face with well-defined desirable tongue tip,original signed body.