05-22-201305-23-2013
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
May 22, 2013 02:00 PMCalender
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Jules Steiner Bisque Head Bebe with Provenance

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$3,000$2,500
Auction: Discovery - 2654MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: May 22, 2013 2:00PM

Description:

Jules Steiner Bisque Head Bebe with Provenance, Paris, c. 1880s, blue-gray wire lever operated eyes, open mouth, upper and lower teeth, shrinkage line at corner of mouth, head incised Sie C 1 with red marks J. Steiner Bte SGDG J Bourgoin, original skin wig, fully articulated composition body with working pull-string mama-papa voice box, original simple silk dress, newer gray wool coat and hat, with copy of photograph of the doll with her original child-owner from Germany, doll ht. 16 1/2 in.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

Quarter-inch long shrinkage line in the making at right corner of mouth, red line at nose by corner of left eye, darkness on mold line above left ear, hands and fingers show repair and repaint. Original skin wig not removed, with purple pate. No apparent hairlines but head not lit from within.


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Keywords

Bebe, Bisque Head, Jules Steiner, Germany, Paris