French Bisque Bebe Bru Jne, Marguerite Size 12,

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30 (77 cm). Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner encircles the eye sockets, richly painted lashes, slightly modeled brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, upturned rounded nose, closed mouth with defined tongue tip between the shaded and outlined lips, dimpled chin, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French kid bebe body with scalloped edge collarette, kid-over-wooden upper arms, bisque forearms with separately sculpted fingers, defined knuckles and nails, wooden lower legs with jointed knees, wearing lovely antique cutwork dress with ivory silk ribbons, very elegant lace-edged bonnet, undergarments, leather shoes, and owning a second original family-made dress and bonnet. Condition: Bru Jne 12 (head and shoulder plate). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, Chevrot classic era, circa 1885. Value Points: outstanding beauty, quality and condition of the large luxury bebe, along with photograph of the original child owner holding the doll, and script note on back of photograph This is a photograph of Mabel Rose with the greatly loved doll Marguerite. Mabel was born in 1876 in San Gabriel and died in Los Angeles in 1944, [and] was married to William Dixon. Marquerite was purchased by our mother at the White House read more

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