#274

Beautiful French Bisque Bebe Steiner in Original Costume in the Au Nain Bleu Manner
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$4,250
sold
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18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,painted lashes with "dot" highlights,rose blushed eye shadow,fringed brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over Steiner pate,French composition fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: J. Steiner Bte SGDG Paris Fre A 11 (head) La Petit Parisien Bebe Steiner Medaille d̴Or Paris 1889 (body). Comments: Jules Steiner,circa 1889. Value Points: very beautiful bisque,painting and complexion,original body and body finish,wearing aqua silk taffeta gown with lavishly accented Alencon lace trim,in the manner of the luxury Parisian doll shop Au Nain Bleu,having original embroidered undergarments,socks and shoes.