#218

Grand German Bisque Pouty Character with Keywind Blinking Eyes by Gebruder Heubach
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Description
25" (64 cm.) Pink-tinted bisque socket head, blue glass eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, thickly brush-stroked fringed brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line between the downcast pouty lips, blonde mohair bobbed wig, composition bent limb body, fine antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 13 7246 Heubach (square mark) Germany. Comments: Gebruder Heubach, circa 1912, when key-wound, the mechanism hidden inside torso causes the eyes to blink open and close, and the head to turn from side to side. Value Points: very rare model with finest bisque and key-wind eye mechanism. Ex-Berta Hackney collection.