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Léopold Lambert, A musical automaton formed as a clown taming a bear, Wind-up mechanism, firmly mounted original key and locking button. Painted wooden and papier mache head with glass eyes, metal tongue, porcelain hands, embroidered textile, fur and stuffing. The clown's arms and the bear's head move to the music. The key monogrammed LB. Labelled "LB La Rosière Modèle déposé" to the front of the socle. Label of the merchant "Au nain bleu E. Chauvière, Boul. des Capucines 27 Paris" to the underside. Soiled, the bear fur damaged, localised damage to the facial polychromy, wear to the velvet. H© Lempertz — view on Lempertz website ↗

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A musical automaton formed as a clown taming a bear

Léopold Lambert

€2,196 price realized incl. premium

≈ $3,008≈ £1,789

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As published: “Wind-up mechanism, firmly mounted original key and locking button. Painted wooden and papier mache head with glass eyes, metal tongue, porcelain hands, embroidered textile, fur and stuffing. The clown's arms and the bear's head move to the music. The key monogrammed LB. Labelled "LB La Rosière Modèle déposé" to the front of the socle. Label of the merchant "Au nain bleu E. Chauvière, Boul. des Capucines 27 Paris" to the underside. Soiled, the bear fur damaged, localised damage to the facial polychromy, wear to the velvet. H”
Category
Works on paper (other)
Dimensions
54.5 cm
Auction house
Lempertz
Sale
Auction 1028 Kunstgewerbe (1028-1)
Date
May 16, 2014
Lot
840
Estimate
€1,000 – €1,500 (≈ $1,370 – $2,054) (≈ £815 – £1,222)
Source
Auction house lempertz.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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