#249

Petite French Bisque Bebe, Series C 3/0, Jules Steiner, Au Nain Bleu Original Label
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$7,250
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Description
10" (25 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes with darker blue iris rims, painted lashes, rose-blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked brows with feathered detail, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with richly-accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, French composition fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Sie C 3/0 (head) (original caduceus stamp on torso). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1882. Value Points: with original (albeit frail) silk costume and hat, undergarments shoes, the petite bebe with original body and body finish has original paper label from the luxury Parisian doll shop of Au Nain Bleu.