Musical automaton “Bébé Russe”
Musical automaton “Bébé Russe”
France
1896
Wood, fabric (silk, velvet), porcelain
29 x 23 x 54 cm, 6 kg
The doll was ruffled off in a lottery, in the town of Chalon. The lottery was organized within the framework of the Franco-Russian friendship during the visit of the Russian Tsar to France on October 1, 1896. The lottery ticket number 184.
Plays one tune, while it sounds, the doll shakes its head and opens an egg with chickens.
In authentic box.
Инв.1436/ММП