#97

Rare German Bisque Variation of "Dolly Dimple" by Gebruder Heubach as Model 5689
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Description
23" (58 cm.) Pink-tinted bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, long painted curly lashes, incised eyeliner, fringed narrow brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth with impressed dimples at lip corners and philtrum, blonde mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, nice antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 5689 10 Heubach (sunburst mark). Comments: Gebruder Heubach, circa 1915, the identical model to the Heubach doll marked "Dolly Dimple" except without cheek dimples. Value Points: beautiful doll highlighted by wide-eyed expression, choicest bisque.