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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head, dark blue glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes with "dot" highlights, thickly fringed brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with shaded lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair over cork pate, Steiner composition fully-jointed body, antique dress, undergarments, lace bonnet, leather ankle boots. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Steiner paris Fr A 17 (head) Le Petit parisien Bebe Steiner Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1888. Value Points: an especially pretty model of the shy- faced bebe, enhanced by fine dewy patina of complexion, lovely painting, original body and body finish. From the Seeley Family Doll Collection.