French Bisque Bebe Teteur by Maison Bru with Original Mechanism

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12 1/2" (32 cm.) Bisque socket head with very full cheeks containing rubber ball with metal key-wind at back of head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, outlined lips, pierced ears, French wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent, nursing mechanism not functioning. Marks: Bru Jne 4 (head) Bebe Bru No. 4 (torso). Comments: Bru Teteur, circa 1887. Value Points: pretty bebe with aqua silk costume and bonnet. Private Collection of Marisol Valverde.