#319

Grand French Bisque Bebe by Leon Casimir Bru
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31" (79 cm.) Bisque socket head, very large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eye-liner encircles the eye sockets, painted lashes, slightly modeled brush-stroked brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined tongue tip between the shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair wig, Bru composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: professional restoration on the forehead only (not into facial features). Marks: Bru Jne 12 (head) Bebe Bru (torso). Comments: Bru, circa 1888. Value Points: gorgeous large Bebe Bru wears lovely antique ivory and burgundy silk antique dress, bonnet, undergarments.