#14

Bisque Bebe Bru Brevete with Original Body,Original Bru shoes signed
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$16,500
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10" (25 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-lined bisque shoulder plate,very plump face,blue enamel inset eyes,painted lashes,dark eyeliner,feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with accented lips,pierced ears,brunette mohair wig over cork pate,kid bebe body with square cut collarette,gusset-jointing at hips and knees,bisque lower arms with separately sculpted fingers,pretty antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 6/0. Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,his first model bebe,from his original deposed brevete of 1879,circa 1879. Value Points: superb early bebe in wonderful petite size,has original body with perfect bisque hands,beautiful complexion and painting,leather shoes signed B.