
11" (28 cm.) Pressed bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eye liner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with softly defined tongue tip between the shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French kid bebe body with slender shape, Chevrot hinged legs, wooden lower legs, kid over wooden upper arms, bisque forearms. Condition: generally excellent, left bisque arm is not original. Marks: Bru Jne 1 (head and shoulder plate). Bebe Bru (partial original label on torso). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, Chevrot epoch, circa 1885. Value Points: most endearing facial expression on the very rare size 1 bebe, having lovely bisque, original sturdy Bru kid body, antique dress that appears original with matching burgundy earrings, undergarments, knit stockings, black leather shoes signed "B".