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Description
23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head, large brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, widely-arched brushstroked brows, accented eye corners and shaded nostrils, pierced ears, dimpled chin, brunette human hair over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru JneR 10 (head) Bebe Bru No. 10 (body). Comments: Maison Bru, Girard era, circa 1892. Value Points: the wide-eyed closed mouth bebe has original signed body with original finish, antique costume including shoes signed "Bru Jne Paris".