$8,500
Sold
sold
Click image to enlarge
Description
34" (86 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, thickly brush-stroked fringed brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, defined chin and philtrum dimples, pierced ears, brunette human hair, Steiner composition fully-jointed body with straight wrists, wearing lovely antique silk dress, undergarments, lace bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. marks: J. Steiner Bte SGDG Paris Fre A 20. Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1888. Value Points: rare large model with gorgeous luminous quality of bisque, fine sculpting, original body.