#275

French Bisque Bebe Bru with Brilliant Blue Eyes
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$16,000
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17" (43 cm). Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades, brilliant blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, dark painted lashes, incised eyeliner, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, tiny tongue tip, pierced ears, brunette human hair over cork pate, French kid bebe body with slender torso, kid- over-wooden upper arms, bisque forearms with separately sculpted fingers, gusset-jointing of hips and knees, antique teal blue silk dress may be original, undergarments, bonnet, stockings and shoes. Condition: generally excellent, hairline on right front shoulderplate. Marks: Bru Jne 5 (head and shoulder plate). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1884. Value Points: stunning blue eyes lend a special charm, perfect hands, original body, early costume; included in antique French maple wood doll's chair.