Exceptional 20" original LAMBERT AUTOMATON : Little Pastry Chef with Surprise Brioche, WITH Jumeau fantastiqUe series head 203 , PARIS CIRCA 1895

EXceptional and rarest JUMEAU head series fantastique "baqker with cat" by LAMBERT
MARKED 203 incised back of head and "DEPOSE TETE JUMEAU 4" red ink plus artist check marks
Made by LEOPOLD LAMBERT, Paris FRANCE 1895, this wondeful rare automaton has 5 movements and one song. the wig is strawberry blonde human hair over a cork pate and under magnificient chef`s silk hat.
>A gleefully smiling open/closed mouth has a full row of tetth on the top, from the exceptional series JUMEAU FANTASTIQUE only made in 1895. his hands are also bisque to above the wrist on wire armature the upper body is hollow carton , the lower half body plus legs and feet is carved wood. socks are painted on , with satin ribbon shoes on his feet.
the base that holds the musiic box is covered with burgundy nohair plush. has the original larg key marked LB, AND A BRASS STOPPER WHICH WHEN PULLED OUT ALLOWS MOVEMENTS TO BE PERFORMED

A bisque-head boy with laughing expression,blue glass paperweight eyes,wide beaming smile on closed mouth,modeled teeth,auburn wig,carton torso and legs,and bisque hands is standing upon a velvet-covered wooden platform. He wears a striped silk jacket,pale yellow short pants,leggings,apron and tucked shirt,and a chef Ás hat. A baker Ás basket is attached to his front torso and contains two biscuits and a large brioche under which is hidden a kitten. The bisque head,by Jumeau from the 200 character series created by commission to Lambert,is marked 203 Depose Tete Jumeau 4; the key is marked L.B.; the pastry cloth is embroidered A La Renommee and a paper label on the base indicates one tune named Les Cents Vierges. Movements: he turns to the right,nods and lifts his right hand indicating the pastries he offers for sale,he turns to the left,nods and lifts the lid of the pastry at which time a little kitten pops out,then retreats when the chef lowers the lid. About 1895 Lambert commissioned a special series of character heads from Jumeau to enhance the activities that were performed by his automata,in this case a happy beaming-face chef. This automaton was created for the Parisian confiserie A La Renommee,as a shop promotional model. Another example of promotional purposes for classic automaton is #121,this catalog. Leopold Lambert,France. Circa 1895. 20" (51 cm). Five movements. One tune.
Lambert, 1895, with very rare art character model head from the 200 series commissioned from Jumeau by Lambert to enhance the activities of his automaton. These models were also used by Jumeau on a series of art character dolls, of which the following is an example. Delightful automaton with very rare art character model face, charming activity, with original embroidery, A La Renommee, on the basket linen indicating a Parisian confiserie for which this was likely created as a shop promotional model.

MOVEMENTS : he turns to the right, nods and lifts his right hand to indicate the pastries for sale, turns to the left, nods and lifts the brioche to expose the kitten wich moves back and forth a few times before the chef covers him up again
A LAMBERT PAPER label under the base names the tune " les cent vierges" and the number "720" from his catalogue of automatons.

this is on of the rarest doll made BY JUMEAU ever made !! in original preserved condition

PROVENANCE :
The 19th century produced a wealth of luxurious mechanical dolls and toys known as automata. Made in small studios in Paris from the years 1848–1915, these playthings brought to life both exotic and everyday events of the times. hE COMES from the collection of world-renowned collector Christian Bailly, Paris, auctioned in 2004

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