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Description
12" (30 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head on bisque shoulder plate,almond-shaped blue
glass enamel inset eyes,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye
corners,closed mouth,outlined lips,blonde mohair wig,sateen-covered midriff with hidden
bellows crier,sateen-stuffed upper arms and legs,bisque lower torso,bisque lower arms and
legs with bisque bare feet. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Jules Nicolas
Steiner,circa 1875,considered the first of the bisque bebe models,the taufling baby was
inspired by the Japanese play doll exhibited at the London World Fair in 1855; various firms in
both France and Germany presented variations of the doll,but the Steiner model is the only
bisque version made in France. Value Points: exceptionally rare model to find,especially in
this petite size and with perfect original bisque parts for head and body; having lovely
complexion,bisque,and beautiful wig.