#345

Petite French Bisque Bebe Bru Jne R with Closed Mouth
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$3,250
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Description

13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body, silk dress in the antique style. Condition: generally excellent, head and body (unsigned Jumeau) not original albeit of the period and appropriately sized. Marks: Bru JneR 3. Comments: Bru, circa 1892. Value Points: pretty closed mouth petite bebe with deep blue eyes.