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Description
35" (89 cm.) Bisque socket head with plumply modeled
cheeks,blue glass sleep eyes,dark eyeliner,rose blushed eye
shadow,dark painted lashes,brush-stroked and feathered
brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with
defined space between the shaded lips,pierced ears,blonde
mohair wig over Steiner pate,French composition fully-jointed
body with bisque hands,wearing lovely silk costume with lace
overlay,velvet bonnet,undergarments,leather shoes,stockings.
Condition: generally excellent,two fingers reglued. Marks: Figure
C. No 7 Steiner Bte SGDG paris (head) Le Petit Parisien Bte SGDG
(body). J. Steiner (eyes). Comments: Jules Steiner,circa 1884.
Value Points: exceptional size of the rare early model allowing
for wonderful expression,enhanced by choicest bisque and
painting,very rare bisque hands with separately sculpted
fingers,original body and body finish,lovely antique costume.