#68

Pretty French Bisque Bebe Steiner, Figure A, with Antique Costume
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$3,800
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20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes and brush-feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over original Steiner pate, French composition fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: J. Steiner Bte SGDG Paris Fre A 13 (head) (body has illustrated label of bebe holding French flag and "Medaille d'Or Paris 1889". Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1890. Value Points: pretty shy-faced bebe with lovely bisque wears her original French brown woolen coat dress, with undergarments, stockings, brown leather boots, tri-color woven straw bonnet with brown velvet lining.