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Description
15" (38 cm). Solid domed bisque socket head with
pink-tinted bisque, short blonde sculpted hair,
blue modelled hairbow, fully sculpted ears,
intaglio small blue upper glancing eyes with tiny
white eyedots, black and incised upper eyeliner,
glazed highlights on pupils, short stroke brows,
accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth
with pensive expression, accent line between the
lips, composition and wooden ball-jointed body,
nicely costumed. CONDITION: Generally excellent.
MARKS: Heubach (in square) 8381 4. COMMENTS:
Gebruder Heubach, the model is believed to
portray Princess Juliana of the Netherlands as a
young child. VALUE POINTS: Extremely rare model
by the Heubach firm is in pristine original
condition with beautifully sculpted and painted
bisque, the detail of sculpting so fine as to
appear as though pressed.