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Description
16" (40 cm). Bisque swivel head on kid-edged
bisque shoulderplate, brown glass paperweight
inset eyes, dark painted lashes, brushstroked and
multi-feathered brows, accented eye corners,
shaded nostrils, closed mouth, shaded and
outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig
over cork pate, French kid bebe body with slender
shape, hinged kid-over-wooden upper legs, wooden
lower legs, bisque forearms with separately
sculpted fingers. Condition: generally excellent.
Marks: Bru Jne 4 (head and shoulderplate)
(remains of paper label on front torso).
Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1886. Value
Points: very beautiful quality of bisque on the
brown-eyed bebe with rich painting of lips,
original body with perfect bisque hands, lovely
antique silk costume and matching bonnet.