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Description
16" (40 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head with sculpted light brown hair in neat side-
parted fashion with defined topknot and forelock curl,intaglio-sculpted bulbous blue googly
eyes that are glancing downward to the right,black and incised upper eyeliner,short wavy
brows,accented eye corners and nostrils of rounded nose,closed mouth with accented
lips,impressed dimples at lip corners,very plump cheeks,composition and wooden ball-
jointed toddler body,wearing fanciful silk costume of turquoise ruffled silk shirt and ivory vest
and pants,knit stockings,red leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 8590
Heubach (in square). Comments: Gebruder Heubach,circa 1914.,ex-Lydia Richter collection.
Value Points: extremely rare model made yet more rare by its large size that is virtually
unknown for this model,very crisp and well-defined sculpting,finest bisque and painting,and a
superb rascally expression.