#324

French Bisque Bebe Bru, Size 2, with Signed Bru Shoes
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$10,000
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12" (30 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate, very full cheeks, modeled bosom and shoulder blades, dark eye liner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with tiny stuck-out tongue, pierced ears, auburn mohair wig over cork pate, kid gusset- jointed bebe body, bisque forearms. Condition: generally excellent, left thumb reglued, some overpaint on top of left hand. Marks: (circle/dot symbol, head) 2 (head and shoulder plate). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1882. Value Points: pretty little bebe with dreamy brown eyes, original body, lovely silk aqua costume and signed ÒB" shoes.