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36" (91 cm.) Bisque socket head, inset Steiner blue glass eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes with dot highlights, rose blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, pierced ears, slightly-parted lips with two rows of very tiny porcelain teeth, Steiner composition fully-jointed body, bisque hands, brunette hand-tied human hair wig, cork pate, antique white pique costume, undergarments, shoes, stockings, bonnet. Condition: restoration on the throat that does not extend to the face, original painting overall the face, eyes set. Marks: J Steiner Bte SGDG Paris Fre B 20 (head) Steiner Bte SGDG (eyes) (original Steiner label on torso). Comments: Jules Steiner, France, circa 1885. Value Points: rare model Figure B in rare grand size 20, with original signed eyes, and having rare and exquisitely-sculpted bisque hands.