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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate with modeled bosom and shoulderblades, blue glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading and black iris outlines, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth, heart-shaped upper lip, modeled tongue tip, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French kid bebe body with scalloped edge collarette, kid-over-wooden upper arms, bisque forearms, Chevrot-hinged hips, wooden lower legs. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 5 (head) No 5 Bru Jne (shoulders) (Bru paper label on chest). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1882. Value Points: enchanting color of blue eyes enhances the fine modeling and painting of features, original body, perfect hands, wearing original couturier burgundy silk costume with attached under-ruffles, matching woven bonnet, undergarments, stockings, leather shoes with silver buckles signed "Bru Jne Paris 5".