18" (46 cm.) Solid domed bisque head with rounded facial shape, blue glass enamel inset eyes, painted lashes and brows, dark eye liner, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, shaded and accented lips, two rows of tiny porcelain teeth, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, carton torso containing clockwork mechanism, composition arms and lower legs, kid-over metal upper legs. When keywound, the doll turns its head from side to side, waves arms and legs in baby-like manner, and cries "mama". Condition: generally excellent, mechanism functions well. Comments: Bebe Gigoteur by Jules Steiner, circa 1885. Value Points: commissioned by the illustrious Paris doll shop of Au Nain Bleu, wearing lavish lace costume created by the couturiers of that shop with matching bonnet that bears the silk label of Au Nain Bleu, and contained in its original wooden packing box.