Onsite
Highest Bidder
$8,000
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sold
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- Estimate
- $6,000 / $8,000
Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head, large brown glass paperweight inset eyes, painted curly lashes, brushstroked and fringed brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne R 5 (head) Bebe Bru No 5 (body). Comments: Bru firm, Girard epoch, circa 1892. Value Points: in choice unplayed with condition, original matched and signed head and body, lovely gentle expression, the bebe is presented in her original trunk with label from the prestige Parisian doll shop Au Nain Bleu which is lavishly fitted with additional costumes, accessories and toiletries.
Stuart's Take
Rarely will you find a Bru bebe, albeit of the Girard period, completing an Au Nain Bleu presentation with labeled trunk. An extraordinary find. For collectors of Au Nain Bleu it is certainly a must have in blending the Bru name with this quintessential Paris boutique.