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A FRENCH MUSICAL AUTOMATON, "BÉBÉ TRICOTEUR"
By Roullet et Decamps, catalogue No. 256, circa 1890
The doll modelled seated on a gilt-wood arm chair, on a stepped velvet covered base, with a bisque-head, very deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, carton torso and lower arms and legs, wire upper arms and legs, with original silk and lace costume, with wooden bobbins in her hands, when wound, music plays, her head moves up and down as though watching herself knitting, and her hands flit to and fro, realistically, as though knitting
46cm high, the base 27cm wide, 30cm deep
Sold for $4,000
Lot 37
By Roullet et Decamps, catalogue No. 256, circa 1890
The doll modelled seated on a gilt-wood arm chair, on a stepped velvet covered base, with a bisque-head, very deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, carton torso and lower arms and legs, wire upper arms and legs, with original silk and lace costume, with wooden bobbins in her hands, when wound, music plays, her head moves up and down as though watching herself knitting, and her hands flit to and fro, realistically, as though knitting
46cm high, the base 27cm wide, 30cm deep
Estimate $1,500 - $2,500
Theriaults, Interlude, Florida, March 12, 2017, lot 106
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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