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Description
23"(58 cm.) Pale bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,very pale blue glass
enamel inset eyes with spiral threading,dark eyeliner,dark painted lashes,mauve blushed eye
shadow,feathered brows,accented eye corners and nostrils,aquiline shaped nose,closed mouth
with upturned smiling lip corners,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,kid gusset-
jointed poupee body with square cut collarette in the classic Bru poupee style,wearing red
woolen fitted jacket,blue satin skirt,undergarments,leather boots,straw bonnet. Condition:
generally excellent. Marks: Depose K (forehead) K (back of head). Comments: Leon Casimir
Bru,his smiling portrait model poupee,believed to represent the Empress Eugenie,circa 1872.
Value Points: rare larger size with extraordinary quality of sculpting including impressed
philtrum and lip corners,beautiful eyes,and fine delicate bisque,original body,with prestige
boutique label of Aux Enfants Sage in Paris.