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Description
15" (38 cm.) Pale bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,blue glass enamel eyes
with spiral threading,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed
mouth,pale outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,all-wooden fully
articulated body with dowel-jointing at shoulders,elbows,wrists,hips,knees and ankles,ball
swivel waist,costume included. Condition: excellent except imperceptible line from corner of
right eye to seam,tiny chip on upper right eye. Marks: E. Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,circa
1872,the smiling poupee based upon his depose of that rare model,and with wooden body also
deposed by Bru inspired by the artist mannequin models from the earlier 19th century. Value
Points: very beautiful luminous pale bisque,fine body articulation with deluxe jointing.