#221

Petite French Bisque Bebe Bru Jne, Size 1
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$14,500
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Description
12" (30 cm). Bisque socket head, blue glass enamel inset eyes, dark eyeliner encircles the eyecut, painted lashes, brushstroked and multi- feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with heart-shaped upper lip, accented and shaded lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French hollowed-wooden body with articulation at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 1. Comments: Bru, circa 1887, from the Chevrot era, the petite bebe has the hollowed wood body introduced by Chevrot in that year. Value Points: rare size 1 bebe with captivating expression and bisque, its original wooden-hollowed body was made for a few years only, original silk costume, undergarments, knit stockings, black leather shoes.