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22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose-blushed eyeshadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with accent line between the lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over original Steiner pate, Steiner composition fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Steiner Fre A 5 (head) Le Petit Parisien Bebe Steiner (body). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1889. Value Points: very fine quality of painting on the shy-faced bebe, wonderful antique costume of burgundy velvet with rose silk bows, matching velvet purse with silver frame, red woolen ruffled bonnet, red shoes, undergarments, pocket watch.