"Marquis Smoker" Automaton by Leopold Lambert, Par

18” Marks Tete Jumeau Depose Bte SGDG Posed upon a velvet-covered wooden base is a bisque-head doll wit

French. 1880s. Bisque head, hands. A classic automaton from the golden age of automata (1860-1910) made by Leopold Lambert, one of the great master automata makers of the 19th century. Lambert apprent

Clown Magician Musical Automaton. Paris: Leopold Lambert, ca. 1900s. As the music box plays, the magician, sticking his tongue in and out and nodding his head, raises his wand, taps the side of the cu

Attributed to Leopold Lambert, a girl with yarn and cat automaton, the brown eyed, blond haired figure with bisque head, sleep eyes, pierced ears, and wearing a colorful silk dress, her left hand hold

A French Automaton Attributed to Leopold Lambert (French, b. 1854) Circa 1900 Height 20 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Anne M. Baker, Peru, Illinois

1403. LEOPOLD LAMBERT MUSICAL AUTOMATON CYMBAL PLAYER | Standing figure dressed as "Polichinelle," has bisque open mouth, head incised "S&H 1300-6," wearing original mohair curly wig and having bisque

Very pretty young girl with closed-mouth bisque head, stamped in back in red "TET JUMEAU 4". She has brown paperweight eyes, pierced earlobes and a flat-cut neck, allowing her head to swivel on the me

LEOPOLD LAMBERT FRENCH BISQUE AUTOMATON “LADY WITH LORGNETTE AND FAN”. Marks: Tete Jumeau 1 (head); L.B. (key); shop label on bottom. 18” H. Standing upon a green velvet covered wooden platform

Leopold Lambert (French, 1854-1935)Pierre-Francois Jumeau (French, 1811-1895)"Chinoise Verseuse" Musical Automatoncirca 1890bisque head and forearms, brown glass eyes, carton torso and legs, black moh

Leopold Lambert Bisque Bébé Doll Musical Automaton. Paris, ca. 1890s. Bisque head possibly by Jumeau, period lace dress, shoes, socks, and bonnet. The girl holds a wicker basket to which var

Likely Leopold Lambert, c. 1895. Clown doll with bisque head, brown glass paperweight eyes, mouth slightly open. Card suit decoration on face, and rough brillo wire hair. Hinged legs and composition h

Made by Leopold Lambert. French - 1890 - 27" T x 11 " W. This is another rare and desirable automation by Leopold Lambert of France. Here we have a young magician performing feats of magic, as he make

Leopold Lambert (1854-1935), Negre Femeur seated automaton with cane, 9''w x 11''d x 24.5''h

Turkish Smoker Automaton by Jean and Anne Farkas, c. 1980 Parun, France. With bisque head, open mouth and blue glass eyes, sitting cross-legged on velvet-covered base containing two-air cylinder move

Musical Marquis Automaton, c. 1910 Possibly by Rambour, with German bisque head, open mouth, fixed blue glass eyes, original mohair wig (not removed for inspection), bisque hands, the left holding a r

"Bouquetière Surprise" Musical Automaton by Lambert, c. 1920 With Simon & Halbig mould 1159 bisque head, open mouth, fixed blue glass eyes with mohair lashes, original dramatic eye shadow, pierced ea

"Marquis" Musical Automaton, c. 1890 Possibly Louis Renou, with unsigned Gaultier bisque head stamped "2", closed mouth, fixed blue-grey glass eyes, pierced ears, original fleecy mohair wig (not remo

196. FRENCH BISQUE AUTOMATON BY LAMBERT. Marks: LB. key; head (R. 4/0 D). 19". Posed atop red velvet covered base is a bisque head bebe with brown paperweight eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, cl

This very early automaton made by Lambert appears on page 351 of Bailey's "Age of Automaton," where it is shown advertising clothing and lifting a card for view as it taps the window. These tappers we

Porcelain enameled with gold highlights. With floral decoration and court scene on the front. Interior with two shelves. Dedication on the bottom: "Offert a la Princesse de Lamballe par le Marquis de

Attributed to Pierre Mignard (French, 1612-1695) Madame de Montespan (1640-1707) as Diana oil on canvas inscribed Francoise-Athenaes de Rochechouart - Marquise de Montespan - Par Mignard (lower center

A classic French automaton from the late 19th or earlier 20th century depicting a male child dressed in typical French style with a dunce hat. This youth is standing on a velvet covered base that cont

1398. LAMBERT SPANISH MANDOLIN PLAYER AUTOMATON | Charming musical automaton on a velvet covered base, depicting a mandolin player with a bisque head inscribed "Depose Tete Jumeau", glass hazel eyes,

FRENCH BISQUE AUTOMATON OF “BALLERINA PIROUETTING” BY LAMBERT. 22”. Marks: Tete Jumeau Depose 2” (head). Posed en pointe upon a velvet-covered platform is a ballerina with bisq