Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with shaded lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, Steiner composition fully-jointed body, fully signed, is near mint if not mint. It features a Voice Box with a Pull Cord Crier that still works!
In the photo you can see the cut in the torso to accommodate the installation. She has jointed arms with Stiff Wrists and lovely hands with long fingers. Her legs are shapely one piece legs jointed at the hips for sitting. Clearly a special body for a special Steiner Bebe.

Condition: generally excellent, original body and body finish.
Her bisque in excellent condition. No hairlines, No Chips, No Repaint and No Repaint.
Marks: A 17 (head) Le Parisienne (red mark)
and Le petit parisienne Bebe Steiner Medaille d'Or Paris 1889 (body).

Jules Steiner, circa 1889. Very beautiful bebe by Steiner with finest bisque and painting, original signed body in near mint condition, and superb antique silk costume and bonnet.

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