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French Bisque Bebe Steiner, Figure A, with Original Signed Body and Shoes

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$59.00
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French Bisque Bebe Steiner, Figure A, with Original Signed Body and Shoes

Lot Number: 
241
22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head, dark blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes with dot highlights, rose-blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked fringed brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with pale shaded outlined lips, impressed dimples at lip corners and chin, pierced ears, auburn mohair wig over Steiner pate, French composition fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent, tiniest original pinflake at left eye rim corner. Marks: J. Steiner Bte SGDG Paris Fre A 15 (head) Petit Parisien Bebe Steiner Medaille d'or Paris. Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1889. Value Points: very beautiful bisque, original body and body finish, original costume and shoes signed C.M.
Realized Price: 
$3,000
Presale Estimate: 
3000/4000