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Description
24" (61 cm.) A faux rosewood base with black ebony finish displays a wooden white chair
upon which is seated a paper-mache clown with highly-characterized facial
expression,uptilted long nose,painted white complexion,clown decorations,open mouth in
beaming smile,painted teeth,brown fleecy wig,carton torso,carton legs in seated pose with hip
hinging,wearing a silk and cotton costume and holding a violin and bow in his hands. When
wound,the clown turns his head from sideto-side while his eyes roll up and down as though
blinking,and his right arm strums the violin; his hinged hips are designed to allow his feet to
tap in time to the music which is wound separately. Condition: generally excellent,fine original
presentation,music and mechanism function well except foot tapping needs adjustment.
Comments: attributed to Adolf Mueller of Germany,circa 1890. Value Points: wonderful
characterization of the face and fine state of preservation.