#157

An Outstanding French Brown-Complexioned BisqueBebeby Jules Steiner
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$7,500
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Description
23" (58 cm.) Bisquesocket head with amber-brown complexion,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,thick black eyeliner,painted black lashes with dot highlights,black brush-stroked and feathered brows,shaded nostrils and eyecorners,closed mouth with coral-shaded lips,dimpled chin,pierced ears,black mohair wig over Steiner pate,brown composition fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: J. Steiner BteSGDG Paris FreA 15 (head) (Steiner paper label on body). Comments: Jules Steiner,circa 1886. ValuePoints: exceptionally beautiful and flawless complexion with fineenhancing decorativeglaze,exquisitepainting of features,original body and body finish,and wearing superb original rosesilk and lacedress,undergarments,knit stockings,French leather shoes,rosesilk and velvet bonnet,and with wooden-handled rosesilk parasol.