#296

German Bisque Character "Dolly Dimple" by Gebruder Heubach
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$1,600
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Pink-tinted bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,dark eyeliner,painted curly lashes,incised eyeliner,brush-stroked and fringed brows,accented eye corners and nostrils,open mouth with outlined lips,accent dot on bottom lip,impressed dimples on cheeks and chin,brunette mohair wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 5777 Dep Dolly Dimple Germany 10 Heubach (sunburst mark). Comments: Gebruder Heubach,circa 1910. Value Points: rare-to-find model with exemplary bisque and painting,original body and body finish,such wonderfully-defined dimples that they earned the doll her trade-name.