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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,slightly brush-stroked and feathered
brows,accented nostrils,open mouth,shaded and outlined lips,four porcelain teeth,pierced
ears,blonde mohair wig,paper mache torso enclosing clockwork mechanism which winds at
the side torso,antique costume including aqua silk costume that may be original. When
wound mechanism powers small rollers housed at bottom of shoes which propel the doll
forward. Condition: Generally excellent,mechanism functions willfully. Marks: Simon and
Halbig Germany DEP 1249 (head) (feet rollers also marked). Comments: Simon and Halbig
with Imhoff walking mechanism,circa 1895,the doll was designed to appeal to the taste for
French dolls. Value Points: An amazingly preserved example of this rare mechanical doll that
is wonderfully still preserved in its original box labeled Bebe Articule.