#26

German Bisque Doll of Fretting Child, Model 7761, by Gebruder Heubach
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$2,600
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$3,500 / $4,500
Description
14" (36 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 eye dots, 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 and toy violin. 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.