#121

German Bisque Laughing Glass-Eyed Character, 5636, by Gebruder Heubach
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$1,900
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Pink-tinted bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked fringed brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, slightly-parted lips with defined tongue and two porcelain lower teeth, outlined lips, impressed cheek dimples, brunette mohair wig, composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 5636 3 Heubach (sunburst mark). Comments: Gebruder Heubach, circa 1915. Value Points: wonderfully sculpted details, especially of impressed dimples and laughter lines, finest bisque and painting, charming antique costume.