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Description
12" (30 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, amber brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, lightly-fringed brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with accented pale lips, pierced ears, auburn mohair wig over cork pate, kid bebe body with gusset-jointing at hips and knees, bisque lower arms, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent, professional restoration of three fingers of right hand, some light kid patching. Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, the premiere bebe model of his firm, circa 1878. Value Points: the early bebe with beautiful eyes, most endearing gentle expression, original body, is especially rare in this petite size.