Two HH Bisque Head Dolls and Teddy Bear
Auction Date: April 17, 2023
Sold for: $399
Lot: 7007
Germany.
The larger, a blonde Heinrich Handwerk bisque head doll size 8, model 109 - 17 1/2 , with vintage teddy bear in the crook of her left arm. The smaller a brunette Heinrich Handwerk Simon Halbig bisque head doll, size 6 1/2. Both dolls with molded, painted eyebrows. The larger with brown sleep eyes and fur eyelashes, the smaller with fixed brown eyes and painted eyelashes. Both with composition bodies, and vintage dress. The teddy bear with sparse fur, signed indistinctly to heel.
The larger, incised marked: HH/Germany/ 8 /109 17 1/2. The smaller, incised HEINRICH /HANDWERK /HALBIG / 6 1/2.
Approximate dimensions: the first 36 inches long, the second 33 inches long. The bear 8 inches long..
Both dolls with replacement wigs, scuffing and scratches to bodies. Minor wear, grime to bisque heads. Very light scratches to bisque surfaces. Smaller doll absent one earring to left ear.The bear with much of its fur now absent.