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Description
38" (97 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes which operate from wire lever at the back of head, painted dark eyeliner, curly eyelashes and brush-stroked brows, with accented eye corners and shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and accented lips, dimpled chin, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over Steiner pate, French composition fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Figure A-8 Steiner Bte SGDG (head) Steiner (eyes) Le Parisien (body). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1885. Value Points: large doll with fine original finish, wearing pretty antique burgundy woolen costume, woven bonnet, undergarments, socks, and shoes.