17" (43 cm.) seated. 16" piano length. A bisque-headed lady with pale blue enamel eyes, painted lashes and brows, closed mouth, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, carton torso, wire upper arms and legs, carton legs in bent knee pose, metal hands, wearing elegant silk gown with black velvet ribbons, is seated on an ebony wooden piano stool at her rosewood and ebony upright piano. When keywound, she daintily plays the piano, flitting her fingers across the keys in a realistic manner, turning her head side to side, occasionally nodding as though in time to the music, and now and then pausing for effect. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Gustav Vichy, circa 1880. Value Points: rare luxury automata presented in luxury boutiques such as Giroux & Cie, as indicated by the fine exotic woods of the piano ornamented with elaborate gilt ormolu and bone piano keys; the piano plays three tunes that are listed on the original paper tune label on the reverse of the piano.