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A FRENCH MUSICAL AUTOMATON, THE CHINESE TEA SERVER
By Leopold Lambert, circa 1888
Wearing a fine silk and brocade traditional costume, with bisque-head, brown glass inset eyes, black mohair wig in upswept fashion over cork pate, slender carton torso and legs, wire upper arms, and amber-tinted bisque forearms, posed upon a velvet covered plinth, she is holding a wooden tea set, when wound, she elegantly turns her head side to side, then inclines her head as though offering tea; she then lifts the tea pot and, in a refined and gracious manner, "pours" the tea and extends the tray as though serving, bearing a blue ribbon award from the 2009 UFDC convention
49cm high, the plinth 13cm wide, 13cm deep
Sold for $5,000
Lot 35
By Leopold Lambert, circa 1888
Wearing a fine silk and brocade traditional costume, with bisque-head, brown glass inset eyes, black mohair wig in upswept fashion over cork pate, slender carton torso and legs, wire upper arms, and amber-tinted bisque forearms, posed upon a velvet covered plinth, she is holding a wooden tea set, when wound, she elegantly turns her head side to side, then inclines her head as though offering tea; she then lifts the tea pot and, in a refined and gracious manner, "pours" the tea and extends the tray as though serving, bearing a blue ribbon award from the 2009 UFDC convention
49cm high, the plinth 13cm wide, 13cm deep
Estimate $4,000 - $6,000
Theriaults, Interlude, Florida, March 12, 2017, lot 62
Decorative Arts
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8805
4:00pm - 30 March 2026
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Fri 27 - Sun 29 March, 11am - 5pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn, VIC
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au
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