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Description
22" (56 cm.) Standing upon a wheeled metal base is a bisque-head lady with blue enamel eyes, painted features, closed mouth, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, carton torso and legs, wire upper arms, metal hands, and holding a fancy bone 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, and wonderfully-preserved, the poupee has exquisitely styled gown with train, matching bonnet, luxury-quality bone fan and fancy lorgnette.