#407

French Wooden "Bergerie" with Flock of Sheep
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$350
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Description
12" (30 cm.) w. x 8"h. x 7"d. A wooden box hinges open at the front to reveal a paper-lithographed scene of the countryside,with trees,stream,village in background,and meadows. A wooden fence is at the front and a blue lithographed paper label reads "Bergerie". Inside are 14 lambs and sheep with fleecy flannel "lambswool" coats and painted paper mache faces,some with ribbons and bows,along with the requisite "one black sheep" of every flock. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French,circa 1890. Value Points: well-preserved all-original condition of the charming romantic-scene toy.