stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with two beaded teeth, accented lips, loop-jointed bisque arms and legs, painted socks and blue or pink shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Bonnie Babe from original design by Georgene Averill, commissioned by George Borgfeldt, circa 1920. Value Points: very rare closed mouth variation with wellrendered shy smiling expression, the pair are wearing their factory original blue and pink costumes (to match painted shoes). $1200/1600
308. German Bisque Grimacing Character, 7843, by Gebruder Heubach 13” (33 cm.) Solid domed bisque shoulderhead, brushstroked light brown hair, eyes modeled nearly closed with tiniest hint of eyes, single-stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth in grimacing expression, kid pinjointed body, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 2 Heubach (square) 7843 Germany. Comments: Gebruder Heubach, circa 1910. Value Points: rare model with well-modeled highly-characterized features, finest bisque, original sturdy body. $700/900
309. Extremely Rare German Bisque Character, Model 7956, by Gebruder Heubach 308.
14” (36 cm.) Bisque socket head with tousled brown sculpted hair accented with forelock curls and shaded coloring, intaglio blue side-glancing eyes, white eyedots, black upper eyeliner, one-stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, two beaded teeth, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, nice antique costume. Condition: generally excellent, some wear to body finish. Marks: 7956 Heubach Germany 7 (head) (holz-masse stamp on body). Comments: Gebruder Heubach, circa 1910. Value Points: among the rarest of the early sculpted hair models by the firm, with exemplary modeling and expression, fine bisque, painting and original body. $3500/5500
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