#203

German Bisque Intaglio-Eye Character, 7623, by Gebruder Heubach
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$600
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18" (46 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head, blonde brushstroked boyish hair with forelock curls, intaglio blue eyes with prominent black pupils and white eye dots, accented nostrils, closed mouth modeled as though open with modeled tiny tongue tip, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 7623 Heubach (sunburst) Germany. Comments: Gebruder Heubach, circa 1910. Value Points: especially fine detail of modeling around eyes, impressed cheek dimples, tiny tongue tip, and with antique schoolboy costume comprising woolen slacks, argyle socks, saddle shoes, and fully-lined green woolen double-breasted coat and cap.