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Description
16" (41 cm.) Pressed bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled
bosom and shoulder blades,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted
lashes,rose blushed eyeshadow,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye
corners,closed mouth with tiny tongue tip between outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair
wig over cork pate,French kid bebe body with Chevrot-hinged hips,wooden lower legs,kid-
over-wooden upper arms,bisque forearms. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 4
(head and body) original Bebe Bru paper label on torso. Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,circa
1885. Value Points: superb model from the golden era of Bru,with splendid eyes,lovely bisque
and painting,sturdy original body,perfect hands,original wig,and wearing original ivory and
aqua silk costume and matching bonnet,undergarments,earrings,knit stockings and signed
shoes "Bru Jne Paris 4".