#262

French Bisque Bebe by Jules Steiner with Bisque Hands
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$5,400
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20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair over Steiner pate, Steiner composition fully-jointed body with bisque hands. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: A- 13 Paris (head) Le Petit Parisien Bebe Steiner Medaille d'Or Paris 1889 (body). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1890. Value Points: classically pretty bebe Steiner with rare model original body, superbly modeled bisque hands with separated fingers, defined and blushed knuckles and nails, original undergarments, antique bonnet, shoes and socks along with antique style dress. From the Seeley Family Doll Collection.