#32

Rare German Bisque Googly,Model 318,by Heubach Koppelsdorf for Albin Hess
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13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass side-glancing googly eyes,dark eyeliner,five lashes painted on each upper eyelid,high painted brows with feathered details,button-shaped nose,closed mouth with sweet smiling expression,brunette mohair bobbed wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing,antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Heubach KIoppelsdorf 318 7/0 Germany A.H. Schalkau DRGM . Comments: Heubach Koppelsdorf for Albin Hess who registered the head model in 1923; the model was used for their lamp doll (see lot 18) or as this model with traditional pate cut. Value Points: very rare model whose captivating expression and fine quality of bisque and painting rivals the rarity.