#134

Very Rare German Bisque Mechanical Baby by Gebruder Heubach
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$2,800
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16" (41 cm.) Pink tinted bisque socket head, blue glass eyes, painted lashes and brow ,accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, accented lips, two porcelain teeth, tongue, blonde mohair wig, composition bent limb baby body, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent, mechanism functions well. Marks: 10557 7 Heubach (in square). Comments: Gebruder Heubach, circa 1920, the body is fitted with keywind mechanism that, when wound, causes the doll to open and close its eyes, stick-out its tongue, and lift and lower its right arm. Value Points: expressive laughing face is enhanced by amusing mechanism movements that function well.