#447

French Bisque Bebe by Maison Bru with Original Signed Body and Shoes
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$4,000
sold
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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head, large brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with shaded lips, heart-shaped upper lip, dimpled chin, pierced ears, brunette human hair wig in ringlet curls, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru JneR 10 (head) Bebe Bru No. 10 (body). Comments: Maison Bru, Girard epoch, circa 1892. Value Points: the pretty wide-eyed closed mouth bebe has original body and body finish, and is wearing original shoes signed Bru Jne Paris.