$10,000
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Description
19" (48 cm) overall. Standing upon a wooden base
covered with patterned maroon velvet is a bisque-
headed doll with large brown glass paperweight
inset eyes, dark eyeliner encircles the eyecut,
lushly painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered
brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed
mouth with richly shaded lips, pierced ears,
brunette human hair over cork pate, carton torso
and legs, wire upper arms, bisque forearms. The
girl appears to hold a wooden and metal birdcage
in her left hand (it actually protrudes from
metal rod in torso) and a teasing rod in her
right hand. When wound, music plays and a series
of movements follow: the girl turns her head from
side to side and up and down, while lifting the
teasing rod; when the rod is lowered the bird
flutters back and forth. CONDITION: Generally
excellent. MARKS: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG
(head) LB (key). COMMENTS: Leopold Lambert, circa
1890, with bisque head by Emile Jumeau. VALUE
POINTS: Well-functioning automaton and music,
especially beautiful bisque bebe, original silk
costume with red velvet "cherry" motif, original
paper label on base with boutique label.