Located in France, Bru Jne &
Cie was one of the best French doll companies that manufactured bisque dolls
from 1866 to 1899. The doll company was
founded by Leon Casimir Bru and his creations were commonly known as Bru dolls. The Bru dolls are the most sought-after and
desired elegant French dolls that collectors would drool over. A piece can even cost a collector several
thousand dollars. The most exquisite
pieces of the Bru collection had a Bebe design which was composed of bisque
limbs, fine bisque head, and kid body.
Some of the Bru doll’s bisque
heads were supplied by Eugene Barrois. The
company was also a member of the Society Française de Fabrication de Bebe &
Jouets (S.F.B.J.). Leo also made dolls
which were designed to be fed. These
were the Bebe Teteur and Gourmand designs.
Moreover, Bru doll had three basic categories available for their
demanding customers:
1) Poupee
de Modes (Lady Doll) – These dolls were crafted with lady bodies.
2) Bebe
Bru (Child Bru) – These dolls were made of leather kid bodies.
3) Bru
Doll (Wood Bru) – These dolls were simply made with wood and composition body.
Here is a list of some Bru Jne
& Cie dolls that may be worth several tens of thousands today:
1) Poupee
de Modes (1866) - This Fashion Lady doll
measured 11 inches to 28 inches tall and was made of swivel bisque shoulder
plate head. Its kid body is made of
leather and rubber (gutta percha) and its wig could either be made of mohair or
human hair. Some dolls have painted eyes
and some were made with paperweight eyes.
The lady dolls’ ears were pierced and had smiling pursed lips.
2) Brevete
Bebe (1879) - The doll has a marking with registered patent “Bebe Brevete SGDG
Paris” and it measured 11 to 28 inches tall.
Just like with the previous batches, the Brevete had a leather kid body
and its socket head was made of fine bisque.
The lower arms were also made of bisque.
The doll had painted lower and upper lashes, pierced ears, paperweight
eyes, feathered eyebrows, and skin wig.
A tiny gap between its lips is also visible even if it’s closed-mouthed.
3) Circle
Dot Bebe (1879) - The doll stands 11 to
28 inches tall and had a bisque socket head, gusseted body, bisque lower arms,
and mohair or human hair wig. Its lower
arms were not jointed at the elbows while its closed mouth had a gap between
it. Its marking on the head was a
crescent over a dot or a dot within a circle.
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