#317

Rare German Bisque Character,7865,by Gebruder Heubach
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$2,100
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Pink-tinted bisque socket head,short brown sculpted curly hair with sculpted blue ribbon band and grand bow at the crow,painted facial features with downcast eyelids,white eyedots,feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with accent line between the lips,impressed lip corners,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,lovely antique dress,undergarments,shoes and stockings. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Heubach (square) 7865 Germany. Comments: Gebruder Heubach,circa 1910,a larger size of the model was also commissioned by Emil Bauersachs and released as the "Jubilee Doll" in 1913 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the German liberation from France. Value Points: rare model in wonderful petite size,with exemplary bisque,characterization,painting.