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Description
9" (23 cm). Standing upon a wooden platform with decoupage floral decorations and brass ormolu feet is a bisque headed doll with cobalt blue glass eyes, painted lashes and brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with accented lips,blonde mohair wig, wooden shapely torso, wire upper arms and legs, paper mache lower arms and legs. When wound, music plays, the boy nods his head, "plays" the violin, and taps his foot to the music. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 0 (doll). Comments: French, circa 1880,the toy was shown in early French holiday Etrennes catalogs. Value Points: wonderful early toy with original silk Marquis costume, well-functioning music and mechanism, fine facial decoration.