Very rare Baby Steiner Figure D in size 13 - Lot 106

Lot n° 106
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12000 - 18000 EUR
Very rare Baby Steiner Figure D in size 13 - Lot 106
Very rare Baby Steiner Figure D in size 13 Exceptional Bébé by Jules Steiner with pressed bisque head marked “J. STEINER PARIS F. RE D 13”, closed mouth, stationary blue enamel eyes with deep gaze, finely painted eyebrows and lashes, pierced ears with turquoise glass earrings, antique blond mohair wig over cork pate, original articulated body in composition with fixed wrists, wearing the purple stamped mark “Le Petit Parisien BEBE STEINER”, antique floral cotton dress with purple background, fine underwear, Havana leather shoes marked with the boot logo in size 7, 20½”. The rarity of this model is due to its very short production. Among the molds created at the time of the founder of the company, the one marked “F.RE D” is among the most recent, made after Steiner obtained the Diplôme d’Honneur in 1890, probably around 1892. In the meantime, the Steiner firm had been sold to Amédée Lafosse, who died some time later, leaving his widow, Marie, at the helm. On May 24, 1893, she registered the brand name “Bébé Phénix”, whose head mold, marked with the star logo, closely resembles the “F.re D” mold by Jules Steiner, what explains why it is among the most sought-after today.
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