#259

Three German Porcelain Half Dolls
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$500
sold
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Description
26" (66 cm.) Bisque socket head,deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes with "dot" highlights,brush-stroked fringed brows,shaded nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth,modeled space between the shaded lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig,French composition fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Figure A No. 18. J. Steiner Bte SGDG Paris (head) Le Petit Parisien...(body). Comments: Jules Steiner,circa 1889. Value Points: an especially beautiful model of the gentle-featured bebe with delicate pale rose complexion,original signed body and body finish,lavish antique lace and silk frock,undergarments,leather shoes,stockings,ruffled knit bonnet.