#151

Very Rare German All-Bisque "Young Girl Learning to Walk" by Gebruder Heubach
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Description
11" (28 cm.) All-bisque figure of young girl sculpted as though learning to walk,posed inside the frame of a classic 19th century walker,her head tilted forward,her arms clasping the walker frame,and one foot front peeking out of the walker frame at the base; having brown sculpted hair beneath a sculpted white Charlotte bonnet with pink ribbon,painted blue intaglio side- glancing eyes,closed mouth,well-sculpted draped green gown with white lacy-sculpted collar and cuffs. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Heubach (sunburst mark). Comments: Gebruder Heubach,circa 1910. Value Points: rare model with realistically depicted childhood activity,superb details of sculpting.