#133

German Bisque Whistling Boy by Gebruder Heubach with Rare Body Style
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11" (28 cm.) Solid-domed bisque head with flanged neck,sculpted light brown hair,intaglio side-glancing blue eyes with white eyedots,painted brows,"O" shaped mouth with drilled puckered lips as though whistling (there is no whistling bellows),carton torso and legs,wooden arms,antique costume; when legs move back and forth he turns his head from side to side. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Heubach (square) Germany. Comments: Gebruder Heubach,circa 1910. Value Points: rare variation of the whistling model,the doll appears entirely original.