$7,050
Lambert Bebe Bonne Automaton in Rare Original Box, with bisque head impressed S. F.B.J. 60 Paris , open mouth, fixed blue paperweight eyes, original curly brown hair wig, bisque hands holding a bisque-head doll and a carved bone rattle with ribbons and bells, on velvet-covered base with open-spring mechanism playing Marche des Bananes and C'est la Vie , tune-sheet, Au Nain Bleu label and pierced LB key, in original Eau de Nil silk costume trimmed with sequins and colored glass beads, deep lace collar, matching cap and slippers, ht. 21 in., (silk frayed on girl's sleeves and small doll's dress), in maker's pine box with straw packaging and muslin bag, five movements; under glass dome. Note: The bebe looks from left to right, raises the rattle three times with two movements (the rattle appearing to move independently), then lifts the doll in her left hand, and inclines her head to kiss her.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-03-24
