#205

German Bisque Glass-Eyed Character,8550,by Gebruder Heubach
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$800
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head,sculpted light blonde hair with forelock curls,tiny brown glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,accented nostrils,closed mouth with outlined lips,tiny stuck- out tongue,two beaded upper teeth,Sonneberg composition and wooden fully jointed body,antique Scottish costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks 8550 Heubach (in square) Germany 3. Comments: Gebruder Heubach,circa 1915. Value points: rare model with expressive features,especially modeling of the mouth.