Let’s Go Fishing!
Darling vintage and very well modeled, all bisque, 12″ tall, sockethead, Gebruder Heubach,
“Whistler”
boy doll, marked with only the (incised)
square Heubach signature
with the number
5
above it and small
74
to the right as shown on page 101, “Blue Book”, 16th edition-Foulke.
This wonderfully modeled boy has molded and painted, blond curly hair,
intaglio painted blue eyes glancing to the side
and an open, “
whistling
”
mouth. He has a swivel neck and double-eyelid lines, single-stroke
brows and soft coloring and jointed, lined sockets at his shoulders and
hips with well modeled hands and ears. He wears an old-fashioned type,
two-piece,
blue & white cotton,  sailor suit with wide sailor collar
, 
black stockings and shoes and holds his (removable) wooden fishing rod
with fish and woven creel in one hand. He is in excellent condition,
complete with
wrist tag
: RJ Dolls/”Boys and their Toys” series/
Heubach Whistler Repro/for/Les Bebe’s Doll Club of SJ.
Probably made during 2004
,
from an original German, Heubach doll mold
,
there are some faint initials of the artist. He has no damages, no
cracks, hairlines or repairs, no stains or fading and will make a great
addition to any vintage or all bisque doll collection. Famous antique, “
Whistler
“, fishing boy framed print and his antique Googly friend are
not included
. You might want to
make a copy of this print to display with him
.  (loc. 20)
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