#274

French Musical Automaton "Little Girl with Surprise" by Leopold Lambert
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$4,600
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Standing upon a velvet-covered base is a bisque head doll with blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes and brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, carton torso and legs, bisque forearms, magenta silk and lace dress, wide-brimmed bonnet. A wicker basket is attached to her torso, and when wound, she turns her head side to side, nods, and lifts the lid of the wicker basket to reveal a little puppy tucked inside. Condition: generally excellent, restoration to two finger tips, music and mechanism function well. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 4 (head) L.B. (key). Comments: Leopold Lambert, circa 1890. Value Points: pretty child with charming action.