#17

Beautiful and Large French Bisque Bebe Bru Jne with Wonderful Presence
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$38,000
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28" (71 cm.) Pressed bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades, very full lower face, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, brush stroked and feathered brows, rounded nose with shaded nostrils, closed mouth with tiny stuck-out tongue, accented lips, dimpled chin, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French kid bebe body with kid-over-wooden upper arms, bisque forearms and hands, gusset-jointing at hips and knees, wearing lovely antique fine white cotton dress with scalloped and cutwork edging, aqua silk sash, undergarments, leather shoes with silk rosettes signed C.M., fancy bonnet with aqua silk rosette and silk flowers. Condition: generally excellent, a nickel-sized bisque piece missing on back shoulder plate (under kid),bisque paint-skip on back shoulder plate, some body patching but overall very sturdy, perfect bisque head, arms and hands. Marks: 10 (head) Depose No.10 Bru Jne (shoulder plate). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, from the classic era, circa 1884. Value Points: very beautiful Bebe Bru with perfectly achieved "the face", enhanced by superb bisque and painting, fine large size, perfect hands.