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19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head with rounded facial shape, pale bisque, dark blue glass sleep eyes that operate from lever at back of head, rose blushed eye shadow, painted lashes, brush stroked brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, open mouth, shaded and accented lips, two rows of tiny porcelain teeth, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over Steiner pate, Steiner composition fully- jointed body, antique peach batiste dress, undergarments, rose silk slippers. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Figure B No. 2 J. Steiner Bte SGDG Paris (body) Le Petit Parisien Bebe Steiner (body). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1880. Value Points: very fine quality of bisque and painting, rare eye mechanism, original signed body and body finish.