#147

German Bisque Glass-Eyed Laughing Character,5636,by Gebruder Heubach
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$1,800
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Pink-tinted bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils,open mouth with laughing expression,modeled tongue and two beaded lower teeth,outlined shaded lips,impressed dimples in cheeks and lip corners,brunette mohair wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent,some body retouch. Marks: 5636 6 Heubach (sunburst mark) Germany. Comments: Gebruder Heubach,circa 1915. Value Points: especially fine detail of sculpted dimples and laughter lines,fine quality of bisque,wonderful antique costume.