#145

Very Beautiful French Bisque Bebe Bru Jne, Size 2, by Leon Casimir Bru with Bru Shoes
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13" (33 cm.) Pressed bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, curly painted lashes, arched feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips and defined tongue tip, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, Bru kid bebe body with gusset-jointing at hips and knees, kid over wooden upper arms, bisque forearms and hands. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 2 (head) No 2 Bru Jne (shoulders) (original Bru paper label on torso). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1883. Value Points: especially beautiful petite Bru Jne with desirable modeled tongue tip, wonderful bisque, sturdy body, perfect hands, fine antique costume including signed Bru Jne shoes, the doll was acquired by Geri Baker from the Mildred Seeley Collection