Lot 34
By Leopold Lambert, 1890s
The bisque-head girl with blue glass eyes, blonde mohair wig, carton torso and legs with metal hip hinge, wire upper arms, bisque forearms, arranged aside the doll is a paper mache donkey with nodding head upon which is seated a papier-mâché Polichinelle in original classic costume; and she holds a ribbon with bells in her left hand and a bone rattle in her right hands, all upon a velvet-covered plinth, when wound there are a number of synchronic movements: turning head side to side, blinking eyes, leaning forward, alternately waving arms, kicking feet up and down in delight, while the donkey nods his head and swings back and forth
37cm high, the plinth 30cm wide, 31cm deep
Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
No visible faults or losses to the girl's head or hands. Her legs have some minor wear and scratches.
Wear, signs of aging and small losses to her clothing
Small losses and repairs to the donkey
The Polichinelle with losses overall and its clothing heavilly frayed
Automaton reset on a later timber base (not currently working) with original key
Substaintial wear and losses to the velvet covering
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Theriaults, Interlude, Florida, March 12, 2017, lot 30
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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