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A manivelle juggler automaton
the rare bisque character shoulderhead with upturned face, parted lips, painted eyes and moulded moustache and beard, kneeling on paper-covered base, the single-air movement causing him to balance a rotating disc in his mouth and 'juggle' coloured wood balls by lifting each arm alternately, in striped stockings, cotton breeches and tunic -- 13½in. (33cm.), German, circa 1860.
the rare bisque character shoulderhead with upturned face, parted lips, painted eyes and moulded moustache and beard, kneeling on paper-covered base, the single-air movement causing him to balance a rotating disc in his mouth and 'juggle' coloured wood balls by lifting each arm alternately, in striped stockings, cotton breeches and tunic -- 13½in. (33cm.), German, circa 1860.
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