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Description
23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, (cut outs for use of wire lever movement at upper back rim of head), dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, brushstroked arched brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, heart-shaped upper lip, dimpled chin, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Figure A No 4 J. Steiner Bte S.G.D.G. Paris (entire mark in red ink script, head) (faintly legible Steiner mark on torso). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1885, the early version of the Figure A with rare markings and distinctive facial expression. Value Points: the style of markings and rich facial decoration are quite rare on the Figure A model, as well as being most lovely.