#447

French Paper Mache Mechanical Tiger by Roullet et Decamps
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$1,700
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Paper mache tiger with painted hide cover to simulate tiger stripes,has glass eyes,carved nose and mouth,hinged neck,long tail,hinged legs,and when wound he moves along. Very good,mechanism functions slowly,some wear to finish. French,Roullet et Decamps,circa 1910,a rare model from their mechanical animal series.