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Description
12" (30 cm.) Pressed bisque swivel head on
kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,blue glass enamel
inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered
brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed
mouth with outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde
mohair wig over cork pate,French kid bebe body
with gusset-jointing,bisque forearms,antique
maroon silk and lace
dress,undergarments,bonnet,maroon
stockings,leather shoes signed J.Jne Paris(in
oval) 3. Condition: generally excellent. Marks:
4/0 (head) Brevete SGDG (paper label on head) Bebe
Brevete SGDG Paris (torso). Comments: Leon Casimir
Bru,circa 1880,his first model bebe whose body and
facial model were deposed in the French courts.
Value Points: very beautiful bebe with rich eye
detailing,piquant expression,very sturdy signed
original body,perfect hands,rare size.