#49

Pretty French Bisque Bebe Steiner,Series C,with Wire Lever Eyes
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$4,750
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Description
24"(61 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes that open and close by means of wire lever at back of head,painted dark lashes,mauve blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,open mouth,accented lips,two rows of porcelain teeth,pierced ears,brunette human hair braids over Steiner pate,Steiner composition fully-jointed body,antique costume and straw bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Sie C 4 (incised) J. Steiner Bte SGDG Bourguoin St (red ink script) (original paper label and signed Steiner eyes). Comments: Jules Steiner,circa 1888. Value Points: very pretty child with beautifully detailed sculpting of ears and around mouth,original eyes,signed body.