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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass
paperweight inset eyes,dark
eyeliner,lushly-painted lashes,thick brush-stroked
brows with fringed detail,rose-blushed eye
shadow,shaded nostrils,open mouth with shaded and
outlined lips,row of sculpted teeth,pierced
ears,auburn mohair wig over cork pate,French
composition fully-jointed body with clockwork
mechanism in the torso that allows the doll to
"walk" and "cry" when wound. Condition: generally
excellent,mechanism works. Marks: J. Steiner Bte
SGDG Paris Fre A 15. Comments: Jules Steiner,his
model of "Bebe Petit Pas",deposed in 1890. Value
Points: an especially beautiful facial model with
richly painted features on the excellent
bisque,original body and body finish,working
mechanism,lovely silk costume and
bonnet,undergarments,stockings,leather boots with
rosettes marked L.I.