Br****ta
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, kid poupee body with gusset-jointing at hips and knees, wooden arms with dowel-jointed articulation at shoulders, wrists and elbows. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: E (head and shoulders). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1872, his deposed facial model of that year. Value Points: finest quality of bisque and original deposed body, with antique costume, shoes and bonnet.