$23,000
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Description
16" (40 cm). Solid domed bisque socket-head,
sculpted hair with well defined topknot and curls
above the ears, large blue side-glancing googly
eyes cast downward and sideways, black and
incised upper eyeliner, white eyedots, curved one
stroke brows, turned up rounded nose, unusually
shaped closed mouth as though aghast, composition
and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-
hip jointing, antique sailor suit. Condition:
generally excellent. Marks: 8556 Heubach (in
square) Germany. Comments: Gebruder Heubach,
circa 1915. Value Points: very rare googly model
has exceptional quality of sculpting, enhanced by
the fretful crease lines around eyes, nose and
mouth, very fine quality of bisque and painting,
rarer toddler body.