Rare and Beautiful Early Model French Bisque Bebe Bru,Transitional Model

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19" (48 cm.) Pressed bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades,very full cheeks and lower face,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,thick dark eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows,mauve blushed eye shadow,shaded nostrils of rounded nose,parted lips with bisque interior lending the illusion of closed mouth,bisque "funnel" apparent inside head,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,kid bebe body in early gusset-jointed shape with plump proportions,bisque forearms with separately sculpted fingers and defined nails and knuckles,wearing beautiful antique cutwork embroidered dress,undergarments,ruffled bonnet,leather shoes impressed with hot air balloon symbol. Condition: generally excellent. Professional restoration to one thumb. Marks: Bte SGDG (forehead) (impressed circle dot symbol at back of head) I.T (and) Depose (shoulder plate). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,circa 1880,a very rare transitional model leading from classic bebe to Teteur example as indicated by mouth and markings,but never having the Teteur system. Value Points: the rarity of the early transitional Bru bebe is rivaled by its beauty and quality of bisque and painting.