#230

German Bisque "Coquette" by Gebruder Heubach in Original Costume with Toy Horse
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$900
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head with sculpted short brown curly bobbed hair held by a sculpted blue painted hair ribbon and bow,painted facial features,intaglio pale blue side-glancing eyes,black and red upper eyeliner,feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with smiling expression and row of beaded teeth,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 5 Heubach (square) 7763 Germany. Comments: Gebruder Heubach,circa 1910,the model is known as "Coquette". Value Points: especially fine sculpting detail of hair and facial laughter lines,choice bisque and painting,original body and body finish,and wearing original mariner costume,holding paper mache hobby horse.