#12

Gorgeous French Bisque Bebe Steiner,Figure C,from Au Nain Bleu
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$7,500
sold
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass enamel inset eyes,painted lashes,rose blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked brows,accented eye corners and nostrils,closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over Steiner pate,Steiner composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Figure C No 0 Steiner Bte SGDG Paris (head) Le Petit Parisien (body) Au Nain Bleu (paper label on torso). Comments: Jules Steiner,circa 1884,especially commissioned for prestige Parisian doll shop Au Nain Bleu. Value Points: very beautiful model with exquisite painting is virtually unplayed with,has original long lush wig,original body and body finish,original velvet sailor costume,leather shoes with rosettes signed C.M.