#86

French Bisque Bebe Steiner in Antique Costume
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$3,000
sold
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10" (25 cm) doll, 16" (40 cm) chair. Bisque socket head, blue glass enamel inset eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with shaded lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over Steiner pate, French composition and wooden fully jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Steiner Paris Fre A 5 (head) Le Petit Parisien Bebe Steiner (body). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1888. Value Points: charming petite bebe with choice bisque and painting, original body and body finish, wig, pate, wears antique cotton seaside ensemble, and is presented in wicker seaside chair with original tufted seat.