A French Bisque Musical Automaton by Roullet et Decamps; ‘Bebe Tricoteur’ c.1885-90 sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage Brighton Museum and the William

Brighton Museum and the William Morris Gallery

as a pierced work

Date: 1860-70

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

The large Regency period giltwood and gesso wall mirror having the original convex mirror plate with ebonised mahogany slip

A French Bisque Musical Automaton by Roullet et Decamps; ‘Bebe Tricoteur’ c.1885-90 sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage Brighton Museum and the WilliamOrigin: 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