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17" (43 cm) RARE Antique French Renou Musical Automaton "La magicienne" , Jumeau head, c.1890
A magician automaton by Renou with JUMEAUl bisque head, closed mouth, blue paperweight eyes, pierced ears with earings, cork pate and long brown mohair wig, bisque hands, original costume, on velvet-covered base containing going-barrel movement that plays one air and causes girl to nod her head, lift the box's string and then the head stand up from box. She is afraid and close her face with left hand. It has an original key and stop/start. The bisque has not any hairlines, repairs, etc. In perfect working condition! The head of the doll has mark M1 (Bebe Mascotte or "M" JUMEAU&SIE). Please email me if you have any questions. The firm of Dehais & Laforest (later Renou) was formed in around 1847 at 47 rue Aumaire, specialising in toys and novelties. Director Verger was succeeded by Louis Renou in 1871. Renou took the firm in a new direction and used his experience in toy making to create a new type of automaton aimed at the popular market. Automata by Renou are smaller and more toy-like than the work of his contemporaries Vichy, Lambert and Roullet & Decamps. While their inspiration was often in these larger pieces, Renou's automata often displayed a whimsical sense of humour and incorporated a joke element: a grinning devil appears from a theatrephone to surprise a listener, or a maid is frightened when the eyes of a portrait she is dusting begin to move. ------------------------------------ I DO A LAYAWAY NO STATE SALES TAX! Thanks for your visit to Respectfulbear doll shop!
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