#293

French Bisque Bebe Steiner,Figure A,with Original Signed Body,Antique Costume
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$2,700
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,thickly fringed brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips,pierced ears,brunette human hair over Steiner pate,Steiner composition fully jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: A9 (incised on head) Le Parisien Bte SGDG A 9 (red stamp) Le Petit Parisien Bebe Steiner Medaille d'Or Paris 1899 (body). Comments: Jules Steiner,circa 1889. Value Points: beautiful gentle features with delicate rose blushing,original signed body,beautiful antique costume.