#217

Petite French Bisque Bebe Steiner from Early Period
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$10,750
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Description

10" (26 cm.) Bisque socket head with rounded facial modeling, tiny blue glass enamel inset eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with accented lips,blonde mohair wig over Steiner pate, Steiner composition and wooden fully jointed body, antique dress, undergarments, silk woven cap, blue leather slippers. Condition: generally excellent, some early body repaint. Marks: 3/0. Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1875. Value Points: very early bebe in most appealing and rare petite size with original body, lovely complexion.