#261

French Bisque Bebe Bru Jne with Classic Face and Signed Shoes
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$21,000
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18" (46 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate, amber brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner encircles the eyecuts,painted dark lashes, slightly modeled brush stroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, shaded and accented lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French kid bebe body with slender torso, kid-over-wooden upper arms, bisque arms from elbows, hinged- thighs with kid cover, wooden lower legs, wearing lovely antique lingerie. Condition: generally excellent, left index finger broken at knuckle. Marks: Bru Jne 6 (head and shoulders). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1885. Value Points: gorgeous classic-period bebe with superb modeling including tiny tongue tip, choice bisque, very sturdy original body with remnants of original paper label, signed Bru Jne shoes.