#77

An All-Original French Bisque Bebe by Jules Steiner
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$4,200
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Description
10" (26 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass enamel inset eyes,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented eye corners and nostrils,closed mouth with outlined shaded lips,pierced ears,brunette mohair wig over cork pate,French composition fully jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: J. Steiner Bte SGDG Paris Few A 3 (head) Le Petit Parisien Bebe Steiner Medaille d'Or Paris 1899 (body). Comments: Jules Steiner,circa 1889. Value Points: petite bebe with pretty shy expression,original body and body finish,wearing original aqua silk frock with lace and velvet trim,matching bonnet,undergarments,stockings,leather shoes.