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Description
20" (51 cm.) Displayed on a gilded wooden base is paper-mache bust of a brown-
complexioned man with handsome features,high cheek bones and well-defined strong
throat,brown glass eyes with articulated leather eyelids,open mouth,wiry black hair,carton
torso,paper mache hands,wearing a fine silk costume,black derby hat and holding a four-
string banjo. When wound,he turns his head from side-to-side,blinks his eyes,teasingly sticks
out his tongue just to the tip of his lips,and peacefully strums the banjo; then as though to
signal a "grand finale",he raises his strumming hand high in an elegant sweep and sticks out
his full tongue in a saucy manner. Two tunes play and are synchronized to the finale
movement. Condition: generally excellent,movement and music function well. Marks: G.V.
(initial on key). Comments: Gustav Vichy,circa 1890. Value Points: rare automata with
delightful actions and music,superb original patina of complexion.