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$2,700
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- Estimate
- $3,500 / $4,200
Description
23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head with rounded facial modeling, blue glass sleep eyes with wire lever at back of head, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, thick brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, open mouth, shaded and outlined lips, two rows of tiny porcelain teeth, pierced ears, brunette human hair wig over Steiner pate, French composition fully jointed body, antique lace dress, undergarments, leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Figure B No.5 J. Steiner Bte SGDG Paris (head) Le Petit Parisien J. St. Bte SGDG (body) J. Steiner (eyes). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1885. Value Points: captivating expression on the wide-eyed child-faced bebe with especially beautiful painting of features, original early body.