A pair of antique hand-painted bisque porcelain figurines crafted by Gebrüder Heubach in 1879. The pieces depict young gardeners dressed in ornate Rococo-style attire adorned with gold trim. The young man holds an axe, and his belt buckle features the initials “GH” (Gebrüder Heubach), while the girl, with curled hair, carries a basket likely filled with strawberries. The bases are decorated with light-colored scroll motifs typical of Heubach’s designs. Impressed numerals “1879 II” on the side of the base likely indicate the year of manufacture, as the firm’s iconic “sunset” mark was not introduced until 1880.In 1840, brothers Christoph and Philipp Heubach acquired a porcelain factory in Lichte, Thuringia, Germany. Initially producing household pottery and figurines, they established a school for sculptors in the 1860s, cultivating the talent needed for their expansive range of designs. Gebrüder Heubach gained renown in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for their figurines, dol...