Rare Variation of French Bebe by Bru in Original Costume

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19" (48 cm.) Firm rubber socket head with very full cheeks, amber brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, brunette human hair over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru 8 (head) Bebe Bru 8 (body stamp). Comments: Bru, 1890 era. Value Points: of rare medium, the bebe has beautiful eyes, original signed body, and is wearing original beige ivory dress with embroidered lace overlay, matching cap, undergarments, leather shoes with incised greyhound symbol.