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24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, painted eye liner, painted lashes, rose-blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with shaded lips, pierced ears, brunette hand-tied human hair wig over original Steiner pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: J. Steiner Bte DGDG Paris Fre A 17 (head) Le Petit Parisien (body). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1880. Value Points: the beautiful shy-faced bebe has finest quality of bisque and painting, original body with pull-string "Mama" crier, original body finish, and wearing original costume and cap.