A French Bisque Musical Automaton by Roullet et Decamps; ‘Bebe Tricoteur’ c.1885-90 sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage He exhibited at the RA

He exhibited at the RA between 1828 and 1879

mainly to the outer borders

She moves freely on her castors

participants were asked to throw balls into Merlin’s agog gaping chasm in exchange for goldfish and he could be put to good use back in the public domain as intended

its part decaying state only adding to its faded splendour

A French Bisque Musical Automaton by Roullet et Decamps; ‘Bebe Tricoteur’ c.1885-90 sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage He exhibited at the RAOrigin: French Period: 3rd Republic Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1885 90 Height: 15 Width: 10. 5 Depth: 10. 5 The un restored French musical automaton, the vignette arranged on a ruby red velvet covered base to a faux bamboo gilded chair, the porcelain head set with brown glass paperweight eyes, the movement functioning and when wound music plays and the girl nods her head forward and back as though examining her knitting, while her forearms twist to