#225

Petite French Bisque Bebe Steiner in Pretty Antique Costume
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$950
sold
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Description
11" (28 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,long painted lashes with "dot' highlights,brush-stroked brows,accented eye corners and nostrils,closed mouth,outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over original Steiner pate,Steiner composition fully-jointed body,wearing pretty antique silk dress,undergarments,bonnet,stockings,cream kidskin shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: J. Steiner Bte SGDG Paris Fre A 5 (head) Le Petit Parisien (body label with illustration of doll holding flag). Comments: Jules Steiner,circa 1890. Value Points: especially beautiful painting and fine creamy bisque on the petite bebe.