#206

Bisque Laughing Glass-eyed Character,5636,by Gebruder Heubach
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Pink tinted bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,painted dark curly lashes,short feathered brows,accented nostrils,open mouth in laughing expression with modeled tongue and two beaded lower teeth,brunette mohair wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,cotton mariner dress,straw bonnet,undergarments,shoes,socks. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 5636 Heubach (sunburst mark) 5 Germany. Comments: Gebruder Heubach,circa 1912. Value Points: wonderful joyful expression on the rare glass-eyed character with impressed cheek and philtrum dimples enhanced by fine quality of bisque,original body finish.