#415

French Bisque Bebe by Jules Steiner with Her Own Little Doll
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$2,800
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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, shaded lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair over Steiner pate, French composition fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Steiner Paris A 8 (head) Le Parisien Bebe Steiner (body). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1890. Value Points: sweet shy-face bebe has original body and body finish, original antique dress, undergarments, stockings, shoes, Bebe pin, and is carrying her own all-bisque baby with sculpted hair and painted facial features, loop-jointed bisque baby body, wonderful antique baby coat and bonnet.