#503

Bebe Marchant with Keywind Walking Mechanism,1039,by Roullet & Decamp
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$4,800
sold
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26" (66 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass inset eyes, dark eyeliner, black curly lashes, thick brush-stroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with keywind mechanism in torso that, when wound, causes the doll to "walk" and cry "mama", beautifully costumed in antique silks and laces, antique leather shoes, socks, undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 13 SH 1039 dep. Comments: original bisque head by Simon and Halbig for the Roullet & Decamps deposed walking bebe.