#296

French Bisque Brown-Eyed Bebe by Bru, Girard Era
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$5,750
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Description
30" (76 cm.) Bisque socket head with deeply-defined facial features, large brown glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading, thick dark eyeliner, painted dark curly lashes, rose-blushed eye shadow, brushstroked fringed brows, accented eye corners and shaded nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with uniquely-shaped lower arms designed to extend in front of body with clasped hands. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne R 13. Comments: Maison Bru, Girard epoch, circa 1892, a twin to #295 of this catalog. Value Points: very beautiful creamy bisque with fine painting of features.