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$22,000
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- $16,000 / $19,000
Description
33" (84 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate with modeled bosom and shoulderblades, very deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, rose blushed eye shadow, painted lashes, brushstroked brows with feathered details, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with beautifully shaped and shaded lips, pierced sculpted ears, dark brunette mohair wig over cork pate, kid bebe body with hinge-jointed hips, composition and wooden fully-jointed body, lovely antique costume of black velvet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 13 (head) Bru Jne (shoulders) Bebe Bru Bte SGDG (body). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, Chevrot epoch, circa 1886. Value Points: exceptionally beautiful bebe, its grand size allowing for fine detail of sculpting, with original signed body. Private Collection of Marisol Valverde.