Gebruder Heubach-German Porcelain Piano Baby Sitting Antique 5.5”

Description

View Gebruder Heubach-German Porcelain Piano Baby Sitting Antique 5.5” with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Historical Context: "Piano babies" were highly popular during the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. They were designed to sit on top of pianos to help weigh down and hold decorative silk piano shawls in place. This figurine is an antique German bisque "Piano Baby", most likely manufactured by Gebrüder Heubach or a similar German porcelain company in the late 19th or early 20th century. Figurine Overview Historical Context: "Piano babies" were highly popular during the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. They were designed to sit on top of pianos to help weigh down and hold decorative silk piano shawls in place. Material: It is crafted from bisque porcelain (also known as biscuit porcelain), which has a signature matte, unglazed finish that gives the baby a lifelike skin texture. Design Features: The figure depicts a sitting baby wearing a white chemise with pink trim, with its arms raised near its head as if waking up or stretching. Pieces from renowned makers like Gebrüder Heubach are particularly valued for their detailed molding, rosy cheeks, and distinctively painted intaglio eyes. Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Decorative Collectibles › Sculptures & Figurines. Brand: Gebruder Huebach.

Occasion

Collecting

Size

Medium

Year Manufactured

Unknown

Item Length

5.5 in

Maker

Heubach

Brand/Artist

Gebruder Heubach

Department

Teens, Adults

Country/Region of Origin

Germany

Item Height

4.75"

Style

Victorian

Features

vintage, Antique, Collectable

Finish

Antique

Room

Any Room

Age

1900-1940

Primary Material

Porcelain Bisque

Pattern

No Pattern

Character

Baby

Color

White & Pink

Material

Porcelain

Subject

Piano Baby

Brand

Gebruder Huebach

Type

Figurine

Era

Edwardian (1901-1910)

Collection

Gebruder Heubach-German Piano Baby

Original/Reproduction

Original

Theme

Baby

Time Period Manufactured

1900-1919

Country of Origin

Germany

Character Family

Piano Baby