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Description
23" (58 cm). Bisque socket head, large brown
glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes
with "dot" highlights, rose blushed eyeshadow,
thickly fringed brushstroked brows, shaded
nostrils, closed mouth with shaded lips,
impressed dimples at philtrum, chin and lip
corners, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over
Steiner pate, Steiner composition and wooden
fully jointed body. CONDITION: Generally
excellent. MARKS: Steiner Paris Fre A 15 (head)
Le Petit Parisien Bebe Steiner (torso). COMMENTS:
Jules Steiner, circa 1889. VALUE POINTS:
Beautiful wide-eyed bebe has superb painting of
complexion, original Steiner pate and wig,
original Steiner body with original finish,
lovely antique costume appears original,
including dress, bonnet, undergarments, black
silk stockings, black leather shoes by Alart with
paper label from Paris department store Au
Louvre.