$2,600
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque head with flat-cut neck socket,pate opening at back of head,rounded
facial features,blue spiral threaded eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked and
feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,slightly parted accented lips,row of tiny
porcelain teeth,pierced ears,hand-tied brunette human hair wig,carton torso containing
clockwork mechanism,composition arms and lower legs,hinged upper legs. When keywound
at side of torso,and lever released,the doll turns her head from side to side,kicks legs,waves
arms and cries "mama". Condition: generally excellent,mechanism functions well. Comments:
Jules Steiner,the model marketed as "Bebe Gigoteur",circa 1880. Value Points: appealing petite
size,the doll wears her original red magenta silk frock with elaborate ruching,matching
bonnet,undergarments,black knit stockings,black leather shoes signed M.B. Paris.