#176

German Character by Gebruder Heubach
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$700
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Description
14" (35 cm). Pink-tinted bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, incised eyeliner, short feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth modeled as though open with outlined shaded lips, laughing expression, two beaded lower teeth, brunette human hair, Sonneberg composition and wooden fully jointed body, nicely costumed. Condition: faint old hairline on forehead. Marks: (model number illegible at crown rim) Heubach (in square) Germany. Comments: Gebruder Heubach, circa 1912. Value Points: very fine quality of bisque, impressed dimples around cheeks and eyes.