$28,000
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head,deep blue glass
paperweight inset eyes,painted lashes with "dot"
highlights,thickly-fringed brows,rose-blushed eye
shadow,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with accented
lips,impressed dimple in the center bottom
lip,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over Steiner
pate,Steiner composition and wooden fully-jointed
body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks:
Steiner Paris Few D 12 (head) (original Steiner
paper label on body). Comments: Jules
Steiner,circa 1888. Value Points: very rare model
with original pate,signed Steiner body with
original finish,lovely antique costume and
bonnet,leather shoes,and superb bisque and
painting with especially fine detail of lips.