#166

German Smiling Girl, 7852, by Gebruder Heubach
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$1,900
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Description
18" (46 cm). Bisque shoulderhead portraying older child with elongated throat, oval face with plump chin, brown sculpted hair in centerpart with coiled braids at each side of face, painted intaglio side-glancing eyes, white eyedots, black and incised eyeliner, one stroke brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth in smiling expression with row of painted tiny teeth, kid- like body with pin jointing, bisque forearms, antique dress, undergarments, shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Heubach (sunburst) 7852 Germany. Comments: Gebruder Heubach, circa 1912. Value Points: rare model with unusual sculpting of hair and teeth.