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Description
19" (49 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep
eyes that operate with musical mechanism,lushly
painted lashes,rose blushed eye shadow,brush-
stroked and multi-feathered brows,accented eye
corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with
outlined lips,upturned lips corners,pierced
ears,brunette human hair over cork pate,original
composition and wooden fully-jointed body,musical
mechanism in torso with keywind at back.
Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Brevete
SGDG Bru JneR Y. 2 M. (head) Bebe Bru SGDG
(torso). Comments: Bru,the rare model was deposed
by the Bru firm in 1892; when key in torso is
wound,the bebe opens and closes her eyes while
music plays. The initials Y. M. stand for yeux
mobiles (movable eyes). Value Points: all
original and very rare Bru bebe with lovely
bisque and painting,rare mechanism and music that
function perfectly,original cotton dress with
musical design,undergarments,shoes and stockings.
Few examples are known to exist.