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Description
17" (43 cm). Bisque socket head with rounded facial modeling, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose blushed eyeshadow, thick brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, open mouth, shaded and outlined lips, two rows of tiny porcelain teeth, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over Steiner pate, French composition fully jointed body, antique ivory silk dress, undergarments, bonnet, leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Figure B No.1 J. Steiner Bte SGDG Paris (head) Le petit Parisien J. St. Bte SGDG (body. Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1885. Value Points: captivating expression on the child-faced bebe with especially beautiful painting of features, original early body and body finish.