#128

German Bisque Side-Glancing Laughing Character,8191,by Gebruder Heubach
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$1,400
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Description
15"(38 cm.) Pink-tinted bisque socket head with solid dome,sculpted brown boyish hair with forelock and combmarked detail,intaglio side-glancing blue eyes in deeply set sockets,painted lashes and feathered brows,closed mouth modeled as though open with beaded upper and lower teeth,tongue,plump cheeks,composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing,wearing antique costume and cap. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Heubach (in square) 8191 Germany. Comments: Gebruder Heubach,circa 1912. Value Points: rare model with captivating expression,very fine quality of bisque,toddler body.