Girl with an Egg Automaton

Description:

Girl with an Egg Automaton, attributed to Leopold Lambert, c. 1890, with bisque head and hands, closed mouth, brown eyes, feathered brows, pierced ears, and blonde hair wig, dressed in a corset and red costume with lace accents, single-air mechanism, all resting on an ochre velvet-covered box with original label on bottom, ht. 18 in.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

needs restoration. right hand has a chip out of the bisque. Cloths original but tattered, mechanism not functioning.


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