STEINER Jules Nicolas, France, 19th century Wriggling baby Full-headed baby, open mouth with double row of shark's mouth teeth, fixed blue eyes Height: 8.5 cm The head needs to be reattached to its body, which is missing an arm. Clockwork body with fixed key winding mechanism As is (accidents and missing parts) L.: 43 cm Two garments in the same condition Provenance: Clément Massier family home - Golfe Juan (artist's private collection) CNES expert in toys, dolls and automata: Stanislas Lemoine

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