#370

French Bisque Bebe Gigoteur by Jules Steiner with Au Nain Bleu Label
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22" (56 cm.) Solid domed bisque head with flat-cut neck socket,rounded face,blue glass enamel inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,rose blushed eye shadow,feathered brows,shaded nostrils,open mouth with pale accented lips,row of tiny porcelain teeth,blonde mohair fleecy wig,carton torso with clockwork mechanism,kid-over-metal hinged upper legs,composition arms and lower legs with bare feet,beautiful antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Jules Steiner,his deposed bebe,designed to portray an infant child,crying mama and waving arms and legs in realistic manner,marketed as Bebe Gigoteur. Value Points: a prestige example of the beloved doll with finest bisque and painting,having original paper label from the luxury Parisian toy store,Au Nain Bleu.