#385

German Bisque Character,5636,by Gebruder Heubach
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$1,800
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Description
21" (53 cm.) Pink-tinted bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,long painted curly lashes,multi-feathered brows,accented nostrils,open mouth with laughing expression,sculpted tongue and two beaded lower teeth,mohair wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 5636 Heubach (sunburst mark) 9. Comments: Gebruder Heubach,circa 1912. Value Points: wonderful quality of bisque,sculpting and painting,impressed dimples at lip corners,cheeks and philtrum,original body and body finish.