#241

Bisque Character,8759,by Gebruder Heubach with Sculpted Bonnet
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15" (38 cm.) Bisque shoulder head with pink-tinted bisque,sculpted white baby bonnet edged by sculpted blonde curly hair,intaglio upper glancing blue eyes,white eyedots,black upper eyeliner,single stroke brows,closed mouth with sculpted tongue tip and two upper beaded teeth,kid-pin-jointed body with bisque forearms,nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 3 Heubach (square) 8759 Germany. Comments: Gebruder Heubach,circa 1910. Value Points: rare model with expressive facial features,sculpted bonnet with cross-hatch incised design to simulate quilting,and blue trims.