#295

German Bisque Character,
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$1,200
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Solid domed bisque head with flanged neck,sculpted short brown hair with modeling details at forehead,intaglio side-glancing eyes,white upper eyedots,dark upper eyeliner,accent dots at eye corners and nostrils,"O"-shaped mouth with hole for "whistle",muslin body with internal bellows which,when squeezed,emits a whistle,antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Heubach (in square) Germany 5. Comments: Gebruder Heubach,their model marketed as Whistling Jim,circa 1912. Value Points: charming lad with well-functioning whistle.