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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head,large dark blue
glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted
curly lashes,rose-blushed eye shadow,widely-arched
brush-stroked brows,shaded nostrils,closed mouth
with shaded and outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde
mohair wig over Steiner pate,French composition
and wooden fully-jointed body with bisque
hands,separately-sculpted fingers. Condition:
generally excellent. Marks: * 96. Comments: the
Phenix Star model,Jules Steiner Successors,circa
1895. Value Points: choice deep modeling of facial
features especially impressed dimples and philtrum
at mouth,very rare bisque hands,lovely antique
embroidered lace dress,ruffled lace
bonnet,undergarments,silk stockings,shoes.