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Description
18" (46 cm.) Pressed bisque swivel head on kid-
edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom
and shoulder blades,amber brown glass paperweight
inset eyes with spiral threading,dark
eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked brows with
sculpting and feathered detail,rose blushed eye
shadow,accented eye corners,shaded
nostrils,closed mouth with defined tongue tip
between the shaded lips,dimpled defined
chin,pierced ears,brunette mohair wig over cork
pate,French kid slender bebe body,kid-over-wooden
upper arms,bisque forearms,hinged Chevrot
legs,wooden lower legs. Condition: generally
excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 6 (head and shoulder
plate). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,circa 1885.
Value Points: superbly sculpted bebe face with
desirable Bru features,finest quality bisque and
painting,original body,wonderful antique costume
including leather shoes signed "B" in script.