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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes which operate from wire lever at the back of head, painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over Steiner pate, French composition fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Sie C 1 (incised) J. Steiner SGDG Bourgouin succ (red stamp). Steiner (eyes signed) Le Petit Parisien (body stamp). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1884. Value Points: beautiful childlike features on the early bebe with original signed body and eyes, original body finish, fine original antique costume, undergarments, socks, shoes, woven bonnet. The doll was featured in Fascinating Dolls by Samy Odin who noted it "perfectly embodies the aesthetic ideal of the last years of the nineteenth century" with its "playful, yet dutiful expression".