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Description
38" (97 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, mauve blushed eye shadow, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, slightly-parted lips, two rows of tiny teeth, pierced ears, blonde human hair wig over Steiner pate, French composition fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent, original body and body finish. Marks: Figure B No 8 J. Steiner Bte SGDG Paris (head) Le Petit Parisien Bebe Steiner. Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1885. Value Points: rare model of the gentle-featured bebe in exceptional size, likely presented as an exhibition model, and having outstanding quality of bisque and painting, original signed body with original finish, lovely antique costume.