#268

Pretty French Bisque Bebe Steiner,Figure A,in Antique Sailor Costume
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$3,500
sold
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18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass inset eyes, painted lashes with "dot" accents, widely fringed brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and accented lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over Steiner pate, Steiner composition fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: J. Steiner Bte SGDG Paris Fre A 11 (head) Le Petit Parisien Bebe Steiner Medaille d'Or Paris 1889 (body). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1890. Value Points: pretty bebe with fine luminous bisque, has original signed body, wears antique red and blue mariner cotton dress, undergarments, blue sailor cap with gold lettering, knit socks, black leather shoes with boutique label on soles.