$8,500
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head with solid dome,sculpted short blonde hair with curly
forelock,intaglio blue-painted eyes in narrow eye sockets as though squinting from
laughter,thin black upper eyeliner,one stroke angled brows,accented nostrils of rounded
nose,closed mouth modeling in a joyful laughing expression,two beaded lower teeth,shaded
lips,composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing. Condition:
generally excellent. Marks: 7746 Germany Heubach (sunburst mark). Comments: Gebruder
Heubach,circa 1912. Value Points: very rare model in wonderful size,has extraordinary detail
of sculpting including "stick-out" ears,laughter furrows around the eye corners,deeply
impressed cheek and mouth dimples,wonderful fat rolls at the back neck,finest bisque and
painting,wearing antique sailor costume including sailor hat labeled "H.M.S. Neptune",middy
jacket,trousers,shoes,socks,and carrying a toy wooden violin.