La jeune fille au bouquet - Théroude Alexandre Nicolas, (1832-1878), France circa 1850, automaton doll with painted papier-mâché head and sulfide eyes, mounted on a 3-wheel base with key mechanism. head and arm movements works H 39 cm Referenced and photographed in the Book L'âge d'or des jouets by Jac Remise and Jean Fondin Édition Lausanne 1967 Page 108 (bottom left)

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