#105

Charming and Rare French Bisque Bebe Steiner,Series A with Original Costume
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$6,500
sold
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with rounded facial shape,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,rose-blushed eye shadow,fringed brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with pale outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over Steiner pate,Steiner composition fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Sie A 3 (incised) Steiner Bte SGDG Bourgoin (incised). Comments: Jules Steiner,circa 1884. Value Points: rare model with superb expression,very beautiful pale bisque with delicately- painted features,original wig,pate,body,body finish,and wearing gorgeous original embroidered- lace dress,undergarments,kidskin shoes,stockings and pale green and brown velvet bonnet with original label "Gold Medal Hats,St. Louis,New York Paris".