#307

German Bisque Laughing Character, 5636, by Gebruder Heubach
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$1,200
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18" (46 cm.) Pink-tinted bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, fringed brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth modeled as though open, modeled tongue, two beaded lower teeth, brunette mohair wig, composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 5636 Heubach (sunburst mark) Germany. Comments: Gebruder Heubach, circa 1912. Value Points: wonderful characterization of laughing child, with very choice bisque, impressed dimples in cheeks, antique mariner costume and cap, socks, saddle shoes.