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Description
22" (56 cm.) Seated on the top rung of a
ladder-back chair is a black-complexioned
papier-mache boy with most handsome face and
strong features,brown glass eyes with movable
lids,hinged lower lip with row of teeth,black wiry
hair,carton torso with one hinged hip,wire upper
arms,papier-mache hands,bare feet,wearing green
silk satin jacket over gold shirt,silk striped
short pants with peach silk sash and braided
tie,straw hat with decorative cluster of
berries,holding a wooden banjo in his arms. When
wound,he turns his head in a nodding circular
motion,opens and closes his eyes,opens and closes
his mouth,strums the banjo and moves his right leg
as though keeping time to the music. Condition:
generally excellent. Comments: Gustav Vichy,circa
1890. Value Points: rare automaton in
perfectly-preserved condition with elaborate and
realistic movements,beautiful music box,original
costume,and most handsome features.