Where can I find Heubach piano babies for sale?
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When did they stop making the piano Baby?
Annette Hahn’s Pinterest site features a wide range of examples. Piano babies remained popular up until the First World War. Nevertheless, Japan started manufacturing reproductions in the 1950s, and they enjoyed a resurgence amongst collectors in the 1980/90s.
What kind of porcelain is a piano Baby made of?
Most piano babies are made from bisque, which has a matt surface, and is also known as ‘biscuit porcelain’. The most famous manufacturer, and probably the best, was Gebrüder Heubach (Lichten, Germany), and it was the recent listing of several of their babies on the Neal Auction Company’s website that prompted this piece.
Why was a baby used to cover a piano?
At the end of the 19th century, your piano was your pride and joy, and to keep it dust-free one would cover the instrument with a shawl or large piece of material. And, to hold this cloth-covering in place, a large porcelain baby was used.
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Annette Hahn’s Pinterest site features a wide range of examples. Piano babies remained popular up until the First World War. Nevertheless, Japan started manufacturing reproductions in the 1950s, and they enjoyed a resurgence amongst collectors in the 1980/90s.
Most piano babies are made from bisque, which has a matt surface, and is also known as ‘biscuit porcelain’. The most famous manufacturer, and probably the best, was Gebrüder Heubach (Lichten, Germany), and it was the recent listing of several of their babies on the Neal Auction Company’s website that prompted this piece.
At the end of the 19th century, your piano was your pride and joy, and to keep it dust-free one would cover the instrument with a shawl or large piece of material. And, to hold this cloth-covering in place, a large porcelain baby was used.
