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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted long curly lashes with dot accents, thickly feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with shaded lips, blonde mohair wig over Steiner pate, French composition fully jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Steiner Paris Fre A 9 (head) (original Steiner paper label of doll holding flag on torso). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1889. Value Points: charming wide-eyed expression, finest quality of bisque, beautiful painting, original wig, pate, body, body finish, and lovely antique lace dress, silk bonnet with fringed edging, undergarments, stockings, cream kidskin shoes impressed with full figure of doll.