#103

German Fretting Character, 7761, by Gebruder Heubach
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$4,250
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Description
14" (35 cm). Solid domed bisque socket-head with painted brown boyish hair, modeled ears, painted very tiny eyes in squinting shape with defined upper eyeliner and tiny eyedots, one stroke brows, upturned nose, closed mouth modeled as though open with crooked crying expression, shaded lips, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent, one finger broken. Marks: 7761 Heubach (square) Germany. Comments: Gebruder Heubach, circa 1915. Value Points: exceptional quality of sculpting on the imaginatively designed doll, choice bisque and painting enhance the design.