#38

An Extraordinary French Bisque Bebe by Leon Casimir Bru
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$32,000
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31" (79 cm). Pressed bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with defined breasts and shoulder blades, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, sculpted brows with brushstroked details, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, dimpled chin, pierced ears, brunette hand-tied human hair wig over cork pate, plump kid bebe body with gusset-jointing at hips and knees, curved elbows, bisque lower arms with separately sculpted fingers, beautifully costumed in cream cashmere wool with lace trim, pressed felt bonnet, undergarments, black leather shoes signed Bru Jne Paris 12. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1883, the early Bru Jne facial model with exceptional quality of sculpting and bisque, superb condition with very sturdy and fresh original body, perfect hands, signed Bru shoes.