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Description
15" (38 cm.) A lady with bisque swivel head on bisque shoulder plate,blue glass enamel inset eyes,painted lashes,slightly parted lips with two rows of teeth,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,kid-over-paper-mache upper torso and cone-shaped lower firm in the shape of a full-length skirt. bisque arms from above the elbows. The lady is wearing her original white muslin gown with elaborately trimmed details and long train,watch,blue earrings. Movements. When wound,she glides forward,turns,pauses,glides in another direction,and twirls. The various dancing/gliding actions are repeated in a series of varying sequence. The movements proceed on three small hidden wheels protruding from the underbase of the skirt form. Jules Steiner,circa 1865,the waltzing lady was deposed by him,and made for a period of years with variations in the facial model. This,an early example,is in pristine condition,and includes its original wooden packing box.