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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass spiral threaded eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve-blushed eyeshadow, brushstroked brows with soft feathering, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line, pierced ears, blonde fleeced wig over cork pate, French composition fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Sie C 2 (incised) Steiner Bte SGDG Paris (red lettering, head) J. St. (and caduceus stamp on torso). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1882. Value Points: rare to find model with most endearing wide-eyed gentle smile, lovely bisque and painting, original signed body, beautiful antique costume.