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Description
21" (53 cm.) h. 11"l. Arranged upon a wooden wheeled base is a paper mache bird with very fancily-painted feathers and glass eyes, upon which is seated a bisque-headed doll with blue glass enamel eyes, painted features, closed mouth, blonde mohair wig, carton torso with classic chest and back humps, wooden hands, paper mache legs with painted shoes, and wearing a silk ivory and coral Polichinelle costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: F.G. (mark). Comments: French, circa 1890, the maker of the imaginative pull-toy series remains a mystery; when pulled along, Polichinelle turns his head side to side and waves his baton up and down. Value Points: rare toy in fine all-original condition with delightful presentation and imaginative movements.