#308

Petite French Bisque Clown by Jules Steiner in Silk Costume
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$2,600
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Description
11" (28 cm.) Bisque socket head with untinted white complexion decorated with red and black clown designs,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,thick curvy black brows,brown lower eyeshadow,blonde lambswool wig over Steiner pate,French composition body jointed at shoulders and hips. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Steiner Paris Fre A 4 (head) Le Petit Parisien Bebe Steiner (torso). Comments: Jules Steiner,circa 1890. Value Points: wonderful facial expression and decorations on the rare clown bebe,original body and body finish,wonderful antique rose silk clown ensemble with black velvet trim,undergarments,black knit stockings,silk shoes.