#93

German Laughing Character by Gebruder Heubach
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$900
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Description
12" (30 cm). Pink-tinted bisque socket-head, dark blue glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, lightly feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth modeled as though open with shaded and outlined lips, two beaded lower teeth, blonde mohair bobbed wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique boy's woolen suit. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Heubach (sunburst) Germany. Comments: Gebruder Heubach, circa 1915. Value Points: wonderful laughing expression enhanced by impressed cheek dimples, choice bisque and painting.