#205

French Bisque Poupee by Leon Casimir Bru with Wooden Arms
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$5,000
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19" (48 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate, blue glass enamel inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brush-stroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with richly accented lips, ears pierced into head, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, firmly stuffed kid fashion torso and gusset-jointed legs, dowel-jointed wooden arms with jointing at shoulders, elbows and wrists, separately sculpted fingers, wearing antique lingerie including fancy red corset, red slippers. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: H. Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1867. Value Points: rare early Bru poupee with classic letter marking and deposed Bru body style, in fine large size with remarkable modeling of face; the model preceded the deposed smiling model, #206.