#93

Superb Large French Bisque Bebe Steiner, Figure C
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$9,000
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33" (84 cm.) Bisque socket head with rounded facial modeling, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted delicate lashes, rose blushed eye shadow ,brush-stroked brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over Steiner pate, Steiner composition fully jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Figure C. No 7 (incised on head) J. Steiner Bte SGDG Paris (script on head) Le Petit Parisien Bebe Steiner (body). 7 (pate). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1884. Value Points: superb large bebe with finest quality of bisque and modeling, gorgeous eyes, original body, body finish with distinctive Steiner fingernail outlines, pate, and bronze silk faille dress with velvet trim bearing original label from Au Bon Marche store in Paris, undergarments, shoes.