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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque head with blue glass eyes, painted lashes and brows, open mouth, tiny teeth, blonde mohair wig, is attached to carton torso with hidden music box, which is, in turn, attached to a wooden handle with whistle tip. When twirled around, music plays. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: for the French market, the marotte was a popular novelty at festive Parisian events in the late 1890s. Value Points: all-original with pink, ivory and blue jester style costume and matching pom-pom trimmed cap.