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$18,500
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- Estimate
- $5,500 / $7,500
Gold Horse ListingDescription
8 1/2" (22 cm.) Bisque socket head with very full lower cheeks, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with delicately shaded outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, cork pate, Steiner composition fully-jointed body with straight wrists, antique (frail) burgundy silk dress with lace trim and matching bonnet which is likely original, undergarments, shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French, circa 1885, although unmarked, the doll model is indubitably the G series bebe by Jules Steiner, on original Steiner body. Value Points: very dear tiny bebe whose expressive features are enhanced by finest bisque and complexion, original body and body finish, likely original costume, and two additional early bebe dresses.
Stuart's Take
A G Steiner this small? Yes. Incredibly rare in any size but for the collector of small dolls nothing could be rarer.