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Description
25"(64 cm.) A clown with bisque head,brown glass paperweight eyes,closed mouth,brunette
mohair wig,pierced ears,carton torso,hinged legs,bisque forearms and hands,is wearing a lavish
silk clown costume and is posed standing upon a seven-rung metal ladder,his hands resting on
the upper posts. When wound,he performs a well-balanced acrobatic act,first bringing himself up
to balance on both hands,and then balancing on just one hand,pausing and then repeating three
times,while music plays. Condition: generally excellent,mechanism functions,restoration to left
hand. Marks: L.B. (key). 2 (head). Comments: Leopold Lambert,circa 1890,with bisque head by
Jumeau. Value Points: favorite circus theme is nicely achieved and charmingly repeated.