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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass eyes that open and close from brass lever at the back of her head, dark painted lashes with "dot" highlights, rose-blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked fringed brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette hand-tied human hair wig over Steiner pate, Steiner composition fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent, tiniest original eye rim flake. Marks: Sie C 3 J. Steiner BGDG L. Bourgoin (head) (Steiner original flag paper label on torso). Steiner (eyes). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1890. Value Points: beautiful bebe with finest quality of bisque and painting, original signed eyes, original body and body finish, wearing fine antique cream wool costume with lace trim, undergarments, leather shoes signed "L.D. Paris".