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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes with "dot" highlights, brush-stroked brows with feathering, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with shaded lips and upturned lip corners, dimpled chin, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: J. Steiner Bte SGDG Paris Fre A 17 (head) Le Petit Parisien Bebe Steiner Medaille D'Or Paris 1889 (body). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1890. Value Points: beautiful delicate complexion is perfectly complemented by the silk rose and cream striped frock with lace trim, and with undergarments, leather shoes, and lavish ruffled cutwork bonnet with original label "Au Bon Marche Paris".