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Description
11" (28 cm.) opened. Arranged upon a green velvet
base is a paper mache flower pot with silk flower
petals and green leaves and,hidden inside the
petals,a bisque head doll head,torso,and bisque
hands that are posed held in front of her face;
the head with deep blue glass paperweight inset
eyes,lushly-painted lashes,brush-stroked and
feathered brows,accented nostrils,open mouth with
double row of tiny teeth,blonde mohair wig. When
wound,the doll,who has been hiding inside the
flower,slowly rises,the lid rising with her,and
her hands held up as though blowing kisses in
delight at the pleasure she has created.
Condition: generally excellent,functions well.
Comments: Roullet Decamps,from their series of
similar pieces usually designed with bunnies or
kittens,this example with Jumeau bisque doll being
quite rare,circa 1890. Value Points: wonderful
automaton with very beautiful bisque
doll,entrancing depth of blue eyes and perfect
bisque hands enhance the scene,original shop label
of Charles Hebert of Rouen,specialist in
porcelains and crystal in on the base,indicating
that the piece was sold in a luxury decorative
arts shop designed as a parlor entertainment.