#44

German Bisque Character
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$800
sold
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Solid domed bisque head with flanged neck,sculpted light blonde boyish hair,painted intaglio dark blue side-glancing eyes,white eyedots,lightly feathered brows,button- shaped nose,"O" shaped lips with hole in center,muslin body with composition hands,wearing antique night shift and flannel robe. Condition: generally excellent,body without bellows for whistling noise. Marks: Heubach (in square) 8774 Germany. Comments: Gebruder Heubach,circa 1912,the model was marketed as Whistling Jim. Value Points: rarer model with appealing expression.