Lotto 1249* - A212 Arti decorative - giovedì, 27. marzo 2025, 13h30
AUTOMATON FEATURING A DANCING GIRL
France, ca. 1900. Attributed to Léopold Lambert (1854–1935).
The girl is wearing a beige and pink silk dress with black ruffled lace. She has a painted bisque porcelain head, paperweight eyes, and blonde hair adorned with a rich floral and lace headdress. She has painted bisque porcelain hands and painted wooden legs with decorated silk slippers. On a green velour-covered wooden base with a built-in spring-winding mechanism, music box with two melodies. The girl turns on one foot, lifts her arms and the other leg, and moves her head from side to side. 1 winding key with the monogram LB. One label reads “Les Alsaciennes Mazurka Polka Réaliste”. Another label is an old Sotheby's Belgravia auction label with a number.
H 59 cm.
Provenance:
Various signs of wear and traces of dirt. Losses to the headdress and base covering, as well as tears in the clothing.
CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)
Venduto per CHF 4 375 (incl. premio)