#413

Rare German Bisque "Girl with Uplifted Arms" by Gebruder Heubach
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Estimate
$700 / $900
Description
13" (33 cm.) One-piece all-bisque figure of young girl posed standing with arms uplifted, palms open as though eagerly reaching for an object; having blonde sculpted hair with tousled curls, waved away from her forehead and held by a pink sculpted bow, blue upper-glancing intaglio eyes, painted features, closed mouth with impressed dimples, and having full-length sculpted night gown with sculpted detail of lace and ruffles that extends all around front and back. Marks: (Heubach sunburst mark) Made in Germany. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Gebruder Heubach, circa 1910. Value Points: wonderfully characterized expression with very fine detail of sculpting of hair and facial features.