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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head with rounded facial shape, blue glass inset eyes with spiral threading and darker outer iris rims, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, rounded nose with accent dots, closed mouth with shaded lips and upturned lip corners, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over original Steiner pate, Steiner composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists, cupped hands. Condition: generally excellent, original body with some scuffing of original finish. Marks: Sie C 0 (head) (partial original label on back torso). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1878. Value Points: rare early model with tentative shy expression, beautifully-painted lips, original body, antique costume of magenta silk dress and matching bonnet, undergarments, socks, shoes.