Very Beautiful French Bisque Brown-Eyed Bebe by Leon Casimir Bru with Signed Bru Shoes

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22" (56 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate with modeled bosom, brown glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading and darker iris rims, thick dark eyeliner, delicately painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, brushstroked feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips and defined tongue tip, impressed dimples at philtrum and chin, pierced ears, brunette human hair wig over cork pate, slender kid bebe body with scalloped edge collarette, kid-over-wooden upper arms, bisque forearms and hands, jointing at shoulders and elbows, Chevrot hinging at hips, jointing at knees, wooden lower legs. Condition: generally excellent, thumb tip and baby finger tip missing on right hand. Marks: Bru Jne 8 (head and shoulders) (partial Bru paper label on torso). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, early Chevrot epoch, circa 1884. Value Points: especially beautiful example with deeply defined modeling of lips and dimples, very choice bisque, original body and wig, lovely antique costume and bonnet which has Au Nain Bleu label, and rare unusual kidskin ankle boots with five-button closure and with Bru Jne Paris (in oval) impressed on soles.