#54

Beautiful French Bisque Bebe Steiner,Series C,by Jules Steiner
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$4,500
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Description
28" (71 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with plumply modeled cheeks,large blue glass paperweight inset eyes,painted lashes,dark eyeliner,brush-stroked fringed brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with accent line between the shaded lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig,Steiner composition fully jointed body. pretty antique cut-work white dress,undergarments,stockings,shoes,bonnet. Condition: generally excellent,original body finish,hands scuffed. Marks: Sie C 6. (head) Le Petit Parisien Bebe Steiner Medaille d"Or Paris 1889 (body). Comments: Jules Steiner,circa 1890. Value Points: an especially pretty model with fine luminous bisque and delicate painting,original signed body.