#142

French Bisque Bebe Bru Jne in Original Costume and Signed Bru Shoes
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$37,000
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21" (54 cm). Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades, brown glass paperweight inset eyes of great depth, dark eyeliner encircles the eye sockets, painted dark lashes, slightly modeled brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils of upturned nose, closed mouth, modeled tongue tip between the shaded and accented lips, pierced ears, dimpled defined chin, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French kid bebe body with scalloped edge collarettes, kid-over- wooden upper arms, bisque forearms with separately sculpted fingers, defined knuckles and nails, wooden lower legs with jointed knees, wearing peach coral silk satin dress with appears original, undergarments, knit stockings, lace edged bonnet, and leather shoes signed Bru Jne. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne No. 7 (shoulder plate) (remnants of original paper label on chest). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, Chevrot classic epoch, circa 1885. Value Points: an exceptionally beautiful classic model with deeply defined features, choicest bisque and painting. The doll is featured on the cover of The Bru Book by Theimer/Theriault.