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Description
21" (53 cm.) Solid domed bisque head with round
facial shape,blue glass enamel inset eyes,painted
lashes,dark eyeliner,rose-blushed eye
shadow,feathered brows,shaded nostrils,open mouth
with shaded lips,two rows of tiny porcelain
teeth,unpierced ears,blonde mohair fleecy
wig,carton torso containing
mechanism,kid-over-metal hinge upper
legs,composition lower legs,papier-mache
arms,antique baby costume. Condition: generally
excellent,lower legs not original,mechanism
functions well. Comments: Jules Steiner's deposed
Bebe Gigoteur,circa 1880,when wound,the doll moves
its head side to side,cries "mama" and kicks its
legs in a baby-like fashion. Value Points:
signature doll of that important French firm,the
popular doll was made for nearly two decades with
variations in material and style,this being a fine
early and large example.