(BAKER JOSEPHINE) Automaton in working order

Sale 2034 - Lot 127

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Estimate: $ 7,000 - $ 10,000

WIND-UP, MUSICAL JOSEPHINE IN WORKING ORDER (BAKER, JOSEPHINE.) Automaton in working order. Wood painted automaton with typical Josephine hairdo; she is wearing pink feathers across her breasts and pelvis and a matching headdress; 21 inches high. [Paris], circa 1927

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A remarkable wind-up figurine in working order showing Baker in her classic feathered outfit at the Folies Bergere. When wound, the music box plays "La Petite Tonkinoise" and the feathers rotate.
This doll appeared in "The Blues Aesthetic" exhibit sponsored by the Washington Project for the Arts in Washington, D. C. in 1989. A full-page photo appears in the catalogue on page 45.