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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque swivel head with golden-amber tinted complexion on kid-edged
matching shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades,brown glass paperweight
inset eyes,thick dark eyeliner,painted curly dark lashes,slightly-modeled brows in upswept
fashion with feathered details,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with tiny
tongue tip between the shaded lips,pierced ears,dimpled chin,black mohair wig in upswept
style over cork pate,French kid bebe body with Chevrot hinged upper legs,wooden lower
legs,kid-over-wooden upper arms,and bisque forearms and hands in matching complexion to
head. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 7 (head and shoulder plate) Bebe
Bru...(original paper label on torso). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,circa 1884. Value Points:
among the rarest of the Bru bebe models is the Asian portrait child,this example of
exceptional beauty with fine luminous complexion,beautiful sculpting with uniquely-shaped
brows,entrancing eyes,original wig,body,perfect bisque hands,and superbly costumed in
original red silk wedding costume with embroidered details and original shoes signed ?Bru Jne
Paris 7"; few examples are known to exist.