#367

All-Original German Bisque Character,8035,by Gebruder Heubach
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$8,500
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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head with solid dome,light brown sculpted boyish hair with forelock detail,modeled slightly-stuck-out ears,intaglio-sculpted upper-glancing grey eyes with white eyedots,black upper eyeliner,one-stroke brows,rounded nose with accented nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips,impressed dimples at lip corners,well-defined chin,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 8035 Germany Heubach (in square) 6. Comments: Gebruder Heubach,circa 1910. Value Points: superb quality of sculpting and bisque,artistic painting of intaglio eyes and mouth,the rare model is in virtually-unplayed with condition wearing his factory original costume.