German Heubach Character Dolls Figurines - Types Marks Dates / Hardback Book

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Lavishly illustrated in color, this in-depth book is a pictorial guide to antique German Heubach character dolls and figurines including information on dates and marks.
HEUBACH CHARACTER DOLLS & FIGURINES
by Lydia Richter and Karin Schmelcher, Hobby House Press, MD, 1989/1992, translated by Michael T. Robertson.
The profuse color photographs and  accompanying text make this book an invaluable resource reference work.   “The various Heubach companies can look back at a very long tradition.  They are the ones that made the Thuringian porcelain famous.  They needed to only take a small step from producing normal porcelain goods, to making doll heads.  It did not take long for the Heubach doll to establish itself as one of the popular and inexpensive dolls.  Above all, they were very suitable for children and the funny looking character dolls made by the Heubach brothers were the ones that were a success back then and today are wll sought-after by collectors.  The collector will get to know in this book about the ‘Crooked Smile,’ the ‘winder,’ Dolly Dimple,’ the ‘Smiling Heubach’, ‘Singing Susan,’ the ‘Whistler,’ the rather sad looking ‘Pouty,’ also the ‘Princess Juliana Doll’ and many others.  The different types of Heubach dolls are so great that even experts have trouble establishing a clear view of the hundreds of models produced.”
The authors have taken great pains to find and photograph all the varieties. A chart of maker’s marks in fine penned drawings fill the inside covers, front and back, giving easy access to identification solutions. This book also treats of half-dolls and porcelain figures.  This book belongs in the reference library of collectors, curators and dealers who admire and evaluate antique Heubach dolls and figurines.
9“ x 11.8“ hardback book with dust cover in very good condition.  142 pages.
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