#249

An All-Original French Bisque Bebe Bru in Original Box
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$9,500
sold
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Description
16? (41 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes with ?dot? highlights,brush-stroked and feathered brows,rose blushed eye shadow,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth,shaded and accented lips,dimpled chin,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully- jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne R 6 (head) B_b_ Bru No. 6 (torso). Comments: Maison Bru,circa 1892. Value Points: pristine original condition of the unplayed- with b_b_,having beautiful bisque and painting,original aqua silk dress with lace overlay,silk ribbons,matching bonnet,lace trimmed muslin undergarments all pencil-noted ?6?,blue leather shoes with silk rosettes signed ?Bru Jne Paris 6? and contained in original green box labeled ?B_b_ Bru No. 6? with remnants of original Au Bon Marche label.