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Description
14" (35 cm). Pressed bisque swivel head on
kid-edged bisque shoulderplate with modeled
bosom and shoulderblades, blue glass
enamel inset eyes with spiral threading, dark
eyeliner encircles the eyecuts, painted lashes,
brushstroked and multi-feathered brows,
accented nostrils and eye corners, closed
mouth with tiny stuck-out tongue and outlined
lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over
cork pate, French kid bebe body with
scalloped-edge collarette, kid over wooden
upper arms, bisque forearms with separately
sculpted fingers, detailed knuckles and nails,
Chevrot leg hinge, wooden lower legs, antique
bronze silk dress, undergarments, leather
shoes, stockings, straw bonnet. Condition:
generally excellent, finger tip broken on baby
finger. Marks: Bru Jne 3 (head and
shoulderplate) (fragments of original paper
label on torso). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,
circa 1886. Value Points: especially beautiful
petite bebe from the classic era of Bru with
entrancing expression, beautifully sculpted
features, original body.