#100

French Bisque Bebe Steiner, Figure A
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$4,250
sold
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Description
20" (51 cm). Bisque socket head, large dark blue glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes with dot highlights, brushstroked brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, pierced ears, brunette human hair over original Steiner pate, French composition fully jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: J. Steiner Bte SGDG Paris Fre A 13 (head) (paper label with illustration of doll holding flag). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1889. Value Points: lovely shy-featured bebe has choice bisque, original signed body and body finish, pretty costume with delicate handwork on batiste cotton, undergarments, knit stockings, leather shoes.