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Description
22"(56 cm.) Standing upon a flat velvet-covered base is a
bisque-headed girl with blue glass paperweight eyes,beautifully
painted facial features,closed mouth,separately applied pierced
ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,and having carton torso
that conceals her hidden mechanism and musical works. She is
wearing a superb rose silk dress with velvet jacket and velvet
crepe-lined bonnet,and carries a large market basket on her
right arm that is actually attached to her torso by a hollow metal
rod. Condition: generally excellent,mechanism and music
function well. Marks: Depose E. 6 J. (doll) . Comments: Gustav
Vichy,circa 1885 with Jumeau head. When keywound,she turns
her head from side to side in realistic circular motions,the lid of
the basket peeks open to reveal a bird which flits about and
"cheeps"; then the lid closes. Two tunes are played. Value Points:
very beautiful automaton with rare early bisque head,four
delightful "surprise"movements,two tunes.