#108

Petite French Bisque Bebe Steiner in Lovely Costume
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$5,750
sold
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15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark painted eyeliner, painted lashes, fringed brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig, Steiner composition fully-jointed body with straight wrists, wearing lovely costume of rose organdy dress, and black velvet coat, hat and muff with rose silk satin bows, undergarments, stockings, shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: J. Steiner Bte SGDG Paris Fre A 7 (head) (original Steiner paper label on torso). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1890. Value Points: very sweet-faced bebe with lovely bisque, original signed body.