#488

Stunningly Beautiful French Bisque Bebe Bru Jne with Luxury Antique Costume
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$23,000
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28" (71 cm.) Pressed bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined tongue tip between the shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over plaster pate, French kid bebe body with kid-over-wooden upper arms, bisque forearms, hinged kid-over-wooden thighs, wooden lower legs. Condition: hairline on front shoulder plate, bisque hands are new although accurate and well-created. Marks: Bru Jne 11 (head and shoulder plate). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1885. Value Points: the classic face of eagerly sought is perfectly presented here, with superb sculpting, bisque and painting, gorgeous eyes, original body, wearing superb red silk satin dress with gold-tipped ruching and applied cotton lace trim, undergarment ,lace and silk bonnet, knit stockings, leather shoes.