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Description
23" (58 cm.) Standing upon a velvet-covered box is a fancily-dressed man with highly-characterized paper mache head, having deeply set eye sockets, blue upper glancing eyes, grey outlined eyes, sculpted brows, pronounced nose, smiling mouth with row of teeth, brunette mohair wig, carton torso, legs and hands, metal upper arms. When wound, music plays and he spins around, swaying at his jointed waist from side to side. Condition: generally excellent, hands repainted. Comments: Roullet et Decamps, circa 1885, the automaton was shown in an early catalog of Roullet et Decamps, as model 212 described as "paysan valseur, costume rich satin" and is illustrated wearing the costume which he presently wears. Value Points: rare model with delightful motion, wearing all-original fancy costume and holding bouquets of flowers.