#263

Petite French Bisque Bebe Steiner, Size 0
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$7,000
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Description

8 1/2" (22 cm.) Bisque socket head, deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes, fringed brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, blonde human hair over Steiner pate, Steiner composition fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: (illegible on head) Le Petit Parisien Bebe Steiner (torso). Comments: Jules Steiner, the model appears to be Series C, circa 1884. Value Points: most endearing petite size 0 with loveliest bisque and painting, original signed fully-articulated body with original finish, original pate. From the Seeley Family Doll Collection.