18" (46 cm.) Pressed bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades, dark blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, rose blushed eye shadow, painted lashes, brush-stroked and multi- feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, slightly parted richly shaded lips, tongue, kid bebe body with kid over wood upper arms, bisque forearms with separately sculpted fingers, bisque lower legs from the knees, bisque bare feet. Condition: generally excellent, back of tongue missing that allows biscuit to slide into torso metal funnel. Marks: Bru Jne 6 T (head and shoulders). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, the "Bebe Gourmand" was first advertised by him in 1882, described as "delicieux bebe a surprise". The bebe has two hollow tin tubes or funnels in the torso into each leg through which the biscuit could be "digested" and fall through the trap door of the custom-designed shoes. Value Points: exceptionally fine condition and beauty of the very rare Bru bebe model with perfect bisque throughout and very sturdy body. The bebe was originally owned by Louise Edna Reggio, daughter of the Italian ambassador to Germany, and included with the doll are vintage photographs of Louise holding the doll, named "Dolly", garbed in original costumes which are still preserved. Also included with "Dolly" Gourmand, is an original French metal cradle with lavish fittings and various embroidered blankets, along with a lavish trousseau of more than 20 fine embroidered baby and child costumes in silks and fine woolens with hand-made lace trim, some embroidered "Dolly", along with booties, socks, rattles, mittens, and the original leather "trap- door" shoes labeled "Bru Jne Paris."