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Description
22" (56 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and
shoulder blades,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted dark curly
lashes,slightly-modeled brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded
nostrils,closed mouth with defined tiny tongue tip between the shaded and outlined
lips,dimpled chin and philtrum,pierced ears,brunette mohair wig,cork pate,original slender kid
body with kid-over wooden upper arms,bisque forearms with sculpted individual
fingers,Chevrot-hinged kid upper legs,wooden lower legs. Condition: generally excellent.
Marks: Bru Jne 8 (head and shoulders). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,Chevrot era,circa 1885.
Value Points: outstanding example of the classic Bru Jne bebe with exemplary bisque and
painting,expressive features,sturdy original body,perfect hands,early silk costume,ruffled
bonnet,undergarments,black leather shoes signed "Bru Jne Paris".