Musical automaton in the form of a lawyer’s figure. With papier-mâché head, brown glass eyes with articulated lids, hinged jaw with inset teeth and tongue, white mohair wig, whiskers and beard, standing behind a pine rostrum, with three-tunes cylinder musical movement and seven-cam barrel automaton movement, dressed in black silk ermine-trimmed robes.
The figure looks around, blinks and raises a document which he inclines his head to read. His left hand sweeps up and down and then in a circular motion as he beats the document and moves his mouth as though delivering a lively speech.

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