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Description
20" (51 cm.) A bisque-head lady with blue enamel eyes,painted features,closed mouth,pierced
ears,blonde human hair wig over cork pate,carton torso and legs,wire upper arms,metal hands;
the doll is standing upon a wheeled metal base which is covered by her pale green silk
costume,and holds a fancy fan in her right hand and an ormolu lorgnette in her left hand. When
wound,music plays,she glides forward and in circles,while alternately lifting the fan and then the
lorgnette to her face. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Gustave Vichy,circa 1875,his
luxury model automaton was offered in prestige Parisian shops. Value Points: all-original,the
poupee has exquisitely styled gown with train,matching bonnet,luxury-quality bone fan and
fancy lorgnette.