Walking and dancing doll by Jules Nicolas Steiner, 1867 pate - Lot 287

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Walking and dancing doll by Jules Nicolas Steiner, 1867 pate - Lot 287
Walking and dancing doll by Jules Nicolas Steiner, 1867 patent. This doll is a model from the 1875/1880 period, with porcelain head and collar, fixed blue glass eyes, open mouth with 2 rows of small teeth. When the key-operated mechanism is wound up, the doll moves forward, makes sounds (papa, mama) and turns in circles. This model features wooden arms and porcelain forearms. The fabric-covered cardboard skirt that conceals the mechanism is in fine original condition, as is the leather bust. Original clothes and 2-piece costume in very faded green silk, original wig. The doll is presented in an antique box. Condition: two broken fingers, one on each hand, a chip on one ear, mechanism working but in need of revision, tiny chip on the outer corner of the right eye, on the back of the doll on the bottom of the collar two old firing cracks or surface cracks. H. 36.5 cm
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