#277

French Mechanical Boy on Tricycle with Maker̴s Initials F.V.
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Description
7" (18 cm.) A bisque-head boy with painted features and hair,blue eyes,tentative smile on closed mouth,carton torso,wooden lower limbs,black velvet costume,is seated upon a metal tricycle with original red paint and yellow stencilled stripes,two larger spoked wheels in the rear,and one in the front,When wound,the tricycles moves forward and in circles. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: F.V. Comments: French,circa 1860. Value Points: charming toy with original finish,unusual petite size.