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Description
33" (84 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-lined bisque shoulder plate,plump cheeks,very pale
complexion,blue glass enamel inset eyes,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils and
eye corners,closed mouth,outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French kid
gusset-jointed body with fully-articulated dowel-jointed arms,separately-sculpted
fingers,antique undergarments and early laced boots. Condition: generally excellent,some
patches on kid body. Marks: M. (shoulder plate). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,circa 1865. Value
Points: rare early marked Bru with fabulous pale bisque,original body with wooden articulated
arms.