#78

Rare German Bisque Character Toddler Boy with Sculpted Hair
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$2,700
sold
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Description
25" (64 cm.) Bisque socket head with deeply-sculpted light brown hair in side-parted boyish fashion,deeply-waved curls across his forehead,brown glass sleep eyes,brush-stroked brows,painted curly lashes,dark eyeliner,accented nostrils of upturned nose,open mouth,two porcelain upper teeth,tongue,composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing,wearing antique grey woolen knickers,black stockings,black leather shoes,undergarments,and red woolen double-breasted coat with brass buttons. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: made in Germany 267/50. Comments: possibly Ernst Heubach,circa 1912. Value Points: very rare model with superbly-sculpted windblown hair,impressed cheek dimples,finest quality bisque and painting,original body and body finish.