$4,000
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted long lashes, widely brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with richly-shaded lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: *85 (head). Comments: Jules Steiner, successors, the model is known as "Phenix Star" in reference to its unique markings, circa 1890. Value Points: the pretty bebe has dramatic large eyes, original body and body finish, lovely bisque, and is wearing factory original dress, beads, and has pretty bonnet, parasol, shoes and socks, and carries her own little all-bisque doll with swivel head and glass eyes.