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18" (46 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve-blushed eye shadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips and tiny stuck-out tongue, dimpled chin, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, kid bebe body with gusset-jointing at hips and knees, kid-over-wooden upper arms, bisque forearms. Condition: generally excellent, tiniest pinflake at right eye corner. Marks: Bru Jne 6 (head) No. 6 Bru Jne (shoulderplate). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1882, from the firm's golden era. Value Points: stunningly beautiful bebe with gentle expression, desirable defined tongue tip, perfect bisque hands, lovely antique costume including leather shoes signed "Bru Jne 6 Paris", and carrying woven basket with early silk floral bouquet.