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Description
22" (56 cm.) Standing upon a green velvet covered base is a bisque head girl with blue glass paperweight eyes, thick dark eyeliner, lushly-painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with outlined shaded lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, carton torso and legs, wire upper arms, bisque forearms, wearing original silk dress with matching bonnet, holding butterfly net in her right hand, and silk parasol in her left hand which is adorned with silk flowers and from which a butterfly is flitting. When wound, music plays, she turns her head side to side, and tries to catch the butterfly in her net. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau 4 (head) L.B. (key) (original music label on underside). Comments: Leopold Lambert, circa 1888. Value Points: rare automaton with especially beautiful face and delightful action.