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Description
25" (64 cm.) Posed upon a velvet covered wooden base is a bisque-headed doll with blue
glass eyes,mohair lashes,open mouth,four porcelain teeth,pierced ears,with bisque
shoulderplate,brunette human hair wig,carton torso with jointing at waist,one piece slender
legs modeled with pointing toes,wide arms,paper mache hands,wearing original silk satin
ballerina costume with gold thread edging,tulle overlay,and having coronet of flowers in her
hair to match the garland of flowers she holds in her hand. Condition: generally
excellent,mechanism and music function well. Marks: SFBJ 301 Paris 3 (doll). Comments:
Roullet & Decamps,circa 1905,the automaton appeared in their catalog with the name "Valser"
(dancer). When wound,music plays,and the ballerina pirouettes,balanced on one toe,her left
foot moving up and down,and her arms moving up and down while she tilts at the waist from
side to side in a graceful manner. Value Points: beautiful model with five
movements,elegantly achieved.