Antique 1890 French automaton doll Polichinelle by Lambert Bourgeois

Description

ANTIQUE AUTOMATON POLICHINELLE BY LAMBERT BOURGEOIS
FASCINATING ALL ORIGINAL AUTOMATON, HIGH 19,50 INCHES (ABOUT 49 CM), IT REPRESENTS POLICHINELLE STANDING ON A BASE WITH TWO STICKS IN HAND, AND BY TURNING THE KEY MARKED LB (LAMBERT BOURGEOIS) HE BEATS HIS STICKS ONE AGAINST THE OTHER AND MOVES HEAD WITH THE SOUND OF A CARILLON HIDDEN INSIDE THE BASE, COVERED WITH VELVET AND METALLIC FRINGES. BODY HAS MADE OF PAPIER MACHE, AS THE HEAD, DRESSED IN A TWO COLORS SILK ORIGINAL DRESS WITH METALLIC EMBROIDERY AND SHOES; DRESS HAS SOME WORN PART, ESPECIALLY ON A LEG, BUT OVERALL GOOD CONSIDERING THE AGE AND FRAGILITY OF ANTIQUE TISSUE.
THE MECHANISM, STARTED UP BY THE KEY AND STOPPED BY A LITTLE LEVER ON BASE, IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND SOUNDS CLEARLY WITH NO PARTICULAR PROBLEMS (SOMETIMES AFTER A BIT OF WORKING IT REQUIRES A LITTLE TAP UNDER THE BASE FOR RESUMING TO GO ON)
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SHIPPING COST: ITALY: 13,00 €
EUROPE: 40,00 €
USA: 45,00 $