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Description
16" (40 cm). Bisque swivel head on kid-edged
bisque shoulderplate with modeled bosom and
shoulderblades, blue glass paperweight inset
eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, accented eye
corners and nostrils, closed mouth with shaded
and outlined lips, pierced ears, auburn mohair
wig over cork pate, French kid bebe body with
slender torso, hinged kid over wooden upper legs,
wooden lower legs, bisque forearms. Condition:
generally excellent, one baby finger broken.
Marks: Bru Jne 5 (head and shoulderplate).
(original Bebe Bru label on front torso).
Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1886. Value
Points: choice bisque and painting on the classic
period bebe, with especially sturdy original
body, antique rose satin gown, bonnet,
undergarments, leather shoes signed C.P.