#163

Rare French Bisque Automaton Toy by Roullet et Decamps
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$1,700
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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.