$4,750
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Description
22"H (56 cm) overall. 12"H doll (30 cm). A fine
wooden-framed clock with embossed designs of lyre
on the frame and porcelain face, supports a scene
of a woman with harp standing aside a paper mache
garden. The woman has bisque head, grey glass
eyes, painted lashes and brows, closed mouth,
blonde mohair wig, pierced ears, carton moule
torso and legs, wire upper arms, bisque forearms.
Condition: generally excellent, mechanism and
music function well, woman's costume is not
original. Comments: attributed to Vichy, circa
1865, music is activated by pull-string,
mechanism has key and lever release. Value
Points: the elaborate musical mechanism is luxury
quality, plays three tunes, the harp and clock
have rich original gold leaf finish.