#256

French Bisque Bebe by Jules Steiner with Original Body Label
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$4,250
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Description

23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark painted eye-liner, painted lashes, brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair hand-tied wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body, rose silk dress with Bertha collar and pouf sleeves, matching hair-bow, undergarments, leather shoes, stockings. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: J. Steiner Bte SGDG Paris Few A 15 (head) (original paper label on body). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1890. Value Points: pretty shy-faced bebe with lovely bisque, original body and body finish.