Rare French Bisque Mechanical Walking Doll by Jules Steiner

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Bisque shoulder head with very pale bisque,cobalt blue glass eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils,open mouth,outlined lips,two rows of tiny porcelain teeth,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,kid-over-wooden upper torso and arms,bisque arms to above the elbows,cone-shaped paper mache form from waist downward that encloses the mechanism,with original sateen cover,wooden underbase with three spoked metal wheels. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Jules Steiner,from his deposed patent,circa 1865,when wound,the doll glides forward,then in circles,while waving her arms up and down. Value Points: rare early doll in perfectly functioning original condition,with beautiful bisque,perfect hands,original sateen cover,original antique costume is included.