#273

French Bisque Bebe by Leon Casimir Bru, Size 8
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$7,000
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Description
18" (46 cm). Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate with modeled bosom and shoulderblades, amber brown paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner encircles the eye socket, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, rose blushed eyeshadow, original Bru slender kid body with scalloped edge collarette, Chevrot hinged legs, bisque forearms, lovely costume. Condition: generally excellent, one finger restored. Marks: Bru Jne 8 (head and shoulderplate). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, Chevrot era, circa 1888. Value Points: pretty rose-blushed bebe with artistic painting of facial features, original body.