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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,pale blue glass enamel
inset eyes,lightly painted lashes and feathered brows,accented eye corners and nostrils,closed
mouth with outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig in original braids,cork pate,French
kid poupee body with gusset-jointing,stitched and separated fingers. Condition: generally
excellent. Marks: E (head and shoulders). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,the facial model with
distinctive smiling expression,was registered in 1872; one of the few facial models of
poupees ever registered,the model is believed to portray the beloved Empress Eugenie. Value
Points: in pristine unplayed with condition,wearing original chemise,undergarments,leather
shoes,stockings,petticoat and blue fashion gown,the doll is preserved in her original green
cardboard box with illustrations of Bru poupees on its lid.