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Description
8 1/2" (22 cm.) A realistically modeled peacock
has an interior structure comprising metal
carriage that brackets the clockwork mechanism and
is,in turn,enveloped by a well-contoured
paper-mache bird-body,then covered with iridescent
green and blue peacock plumage and having yellow
glass eyes. The peacock rests upon
realistic-looking metal legs,and the peacock can
be aided in its walk by two hook-shaped metal
supports from behind. Excluding the feathers,the
bird is 8 1/2"h. When the tail is down,the length
is 20",but when the tail fans out,the dimension
blossoms to 23"wide and 18"height. Movements. With
alternating leg movements,the peacock gracefully
moves along while turning its head,and finally the
tail fans out,and then returns to resting
position. Decamps,the model appeared in a Decamps
catalog as model 100,circa 1910.