#184

Beautiful All-Original French Bisque Bebe Steiner
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$3,500
sold
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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head,large blue glass paperweight inset eyes,painted eye liner,painted lashes,rose-blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with shaded lips,pierced ears,brunette hand-tied human hair wig over original Steiner pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: J. Steiner Bte DGDG Paris Fre A 17 (head) Le Petit Parisien (body). Comments: Jules Steiner,circa 1880. Value Points: the beautiful shy faced bebe has finest quality of bisque and painting,original body with pull-string "Mama" crier,original body finish,and wearing original costume and cap.