18" Gebruder Heubach 1912 Sun-Mark 5730 SANTA

Dolls : Antique

 

Here's a rare interesting character made by Gebruder Heubach for Hamburger Co., Berlin. Head incised: 5730 // SANTA. // 7 1/2 // (Sun mark) DEP. Her wonderful face has feathered brows and fine lower lashes under wide-open light blue glass sleep eyes with remnants of mohair upper lashes. Blushed cheeks enhance her open mouth that has four pearly upper teeth. Her mohair wig is curly to her shoulders with bangs. Perfectly framing her sweet face is a darling straw bonnet with velvet flowers inside the brim. The beautiful dress is made of antique floral-sprigged gauze with pink silk ribbon sash and trims. Her antique underwear is a matched set of petticoat pantalets with lovely lace hems. Antique cotton knit pink stockings and pink oilcloth ankle-tie shoes with toe buckles bows complete the ensemble. The composition body is jointed at neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips and knees, with separate-ball jointed arms torso has odd coloring and crazing at left chest, hands have paint touch up– But, her clothing covers this. Sweet!! Very RARE doll from a non smoking home.

Item ID: 626