#540

Gentle-Featured French Bisque Bebe,Series C,by Jules Steiner
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$2,500
sold
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Description
23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head,dark blue glass sleep eyes with wire-lever mechanism,dark eyeliner,painted lashes with "dot" highlights,brush-stroked fringed brows,mauve-blushed eye shadow,accented eye corners and nostrils,closed mouth with outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over Steiner pate,Steiner composition and wooden fully-jointed body,pretty antique costume. Condition: generally excellent,old worn repaint on body. Marks: Sie C 5 (incised) J. Steiner SGDG J. Bourgoin (red ink script) J. Steiner (eyes). Comments: Jules Steiner,circa 1880. Value Points: beautiful bisque with splendid painting of delicate complexion and features,original signed Steiner eyes.