Splendid French Bisque Blue-Eyed Bebe by Leon Casimir Bru in Original Costume

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20" (51 cm.) Pressed bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate with modeled bosom and shoulderblades, blue glass paperweight inset eyes with dark eyeliner, painted short curly dark lashes, slightly modeled brushstroked and multi-feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with tiny sculpted stuck-out tongue tip, shaded and outlined lips, dimpled chin and philtrum, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, kid bebe body with Chevrot jointing at hips, wooden lower legs, kid-over-wooden upper arms, bisque forearms. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 7 (head and shoulder plate) (original paper label on torso). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, early Chevrot era, circa 1885. Value Points: very beautiful expression is a felicitous blend of elegant gentleness, lovely sculpting and bisque, original body with perfect hands, original silk costume, bonnet, undergarments, stockings, and leather shoes signed Bru Jne Paris 7.