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Description
8" (20 cm.) l. 8" h. Seated upon a fleecy mohair covered paper mache camel with double humps, glass eyes, shaved face, leather harness, hinged legs, is a bisque head doll with large brown glass inset eyes, painted features, brunette mohair beard and wig, bisque hands, wearing original silk Sultan's costume and turban, leather boots. When wound, the camel rises and moves up and down in a vigorous manner, and the Sultan bobs back and forth. Condition: generally excellent, mechanism functions well. Comments: French, circa 1880, maker unknown of the series of amusing "jumping animal" keywind toys, some made with animal only, and others with a bisque rider; another example with Spanish rider on a horse had an original box label "Le Picador Exposition Universelle Paris 1878" although without indication of the maker. Value Points: rare toy in wonderfully preserved condition.