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Description
23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes with "dot" highlights, brush-stroked and feathered brows, rose blushed eye shadow, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded lips, upturned lip corners with impressed corner crinkles, dimpled chin and philtrum, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, French composition fully-jointed body with straight wrists, antique costume and bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: J. Steiner Bte SGDG Paris Fre A 15 (head) (original Steiner paper label on torso). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1889. Value Points: especially wide-eyed child lending a gentle shy expression that is enhanced by finest bisque and painting, original body and body finish.