#258

Beautiful and Rare French Bisque Mechanical Waltzing Doll by Steiner
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$5,000
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Description

15" (38 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate, blue glass enamel inset eyes, painted lashes, thickly fringed brows, rose eye shadow, accented nostrils, slightly parted accented lips, two rows of tiny porcelain teeth, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, kid-over-wooden torso, carton skirt-shaped lower torso and legs that disguise the clockwork mechanism, metal upper arms, bisque forearms. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: (partial Steiner stamp on base). Comments: Jules Steiner, his deposed model of gliding or waltzing doll, circa 1875; when keywound the doll glides forward on the three metal wheels hidden below her skirt, then turns, pauses, glides again, while arms move up and down and she cries "mama". Value Points: superb all original condition of the rare doll with beautiful face, perfect bisque hands, well-functioning mechanism, original blue woolen gown and bonnet.