#211

French Bisque Bebe Bru from the Classic Era,Size 4,with Signed Shoes
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$36,000
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15" (38 cm). Pressed bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, mauve blushed eye shadow, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils of rounded upturned nose, closed mouth with defined tongue tip, shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French kid bebe body with kid over wooden upper arms, bisque forearms, Chevrot-hinged legs, wooden lower legs. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 4 (head and shoulders) (Bebe Bru...original paper label on torso). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1884, during the Chevrot era. Value Points: desirable features of the very beautiful bebe include petite size, tongue tip, delicately shaped nose, beautifully sculpted hands, choicest bisque and painting, antique silk costume and straw bonnet, socks, undergarments, signed Bru Jne 4 shoes.