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Description
16" (41 cm.) The toy features two bisque-head
dolls,each with amber-tinted complexion,black
glass eyes,painted black brows and lashes,open
mouth,four porcelain teeth,black mohair wig,carton
torso and legs,bisque forearms,wearing original
silk Japanese costumes. One doll is standing in
front of a wooden cart as though pulling it,and
the other is sitting in the cart. When wound,he
walks briskly forward,and she urges him on,waving
her arms. Condition: generally excellent,mechanism
functions well,one finger chipped on body. Marks:
1079 -2 Dep S&H Germany (boy) 1079-3/0 Dep S&H
Germany (girl). Comments: Roullet et Decamps,circa
1910. Value Points: a rare variation of their
popular cart series.