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Description
11" (28 cm.) l. 12"h. Posed upon a wooden base with colorful paper lithography are three bisque-head children at a tea party; they sit under a flower-decorated arbor, two seated in bentwood chairs and holding tea cups, while the third doll holds the tea pot in her hands. An oval tea table is set with further dishes and pastries. When the handle at the front is turned, music plays merrily, and all three dolls move: the standing lady revolves from one to the other offering more tea, and the two seated dolls lift their heads up and down as though sipping, in synchronization with their arms lifting up and down. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: attributed to Zinner and Sohne, Germany, circa 1890. Value Points: charming presentation vignette enhanced further by lovely music and movement.