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Description
23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head with plump face, blue glass wire-lever sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, dot-accented painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, brushstroked fringed brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with upturned lip corners in hint of smile, outlined lips, impressed dimple at chin and philtrum, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over Steiner pate, French composition fully-jointed body with straight wrists, wearing lovely antique burgundy silk and velvet ensemble with bonnet, leather shoes with rose silk rosettes, undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Figure C Jules Steiner Bte SGDG Paris (head) J. Steiner (eyes). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1880. Value Points: very fine quality of bisque, delicate complexion with soft blush, original body and body finish. Private Collection of Marisol Valverde.