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Description
10" (25 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass enamel inset eyes, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, blonde lambswool wig over cork pate, French composition fully-jointed body with straight wrists, antique cotton smock, undergarments, socks, shoes, woven bonnet with floral design. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 3/0 (head) (caduceus original stamp on body). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1875, early period bebe by that firm with original signed body. Value Points: rare size, most endearing expression, of the early bebe.