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Pretty French Bisque Bebe,Series A,by Jules Steiner in Original Costume
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$4,500
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,long painted lashes with dot highlights,accented nostrils,closed mouth with delicately shaded lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over Steiner pate,French composition and wooden fully jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Steiner Bte SGDG Paris Fre A 11 (head) Le Petit Parisien Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Jules Steiner,circa 1885. Value Points: beautiful shy-faced bebe with finest bisque,original body and body finish,original wig,pate,and beautiful costume.