Details
Bebe Niche
by Lambert, a bisque-headed Tete Jumeau doll, with fixed brown eyes, closed mouth, pierced ears, brown hair wig over cork pate, bisque arms, dressed in original maroon lace trimmed satin frock, hat and shoes, holding an opening basket containing a puppy, with musical, head, and arm movements, the puppy with yapping mechanism and movement, (under glass dome) -- 21in. (53cm.) high, head stamped Depose Tete Jumeau Bte S.G.D.G. 5, NO 35 in Labert's catalogue, circa 1890
See colour plate 27
by Lambert, a bisque-headed Tete Jumeau doll, with fixed brown eyes, closed mouth, pierced ears, brown hair wig over cork pate, bisque arms, dressed in original maroon lace trimmed satin frock, hat and shoes, holding an opening basket containing a puppy, with musical, head, and arm movements, the puppy with yapping mechanism and movement, (under glass dome) -- 21in. (53cm.) high, head stamped Depose Tete Jumeau Bte S.G.D.G. 5, NO 35 in Labert's catalogue, circa 1890
See colour plate 27
Further details
See Automata, the Golden Age, by Christian Baily, page 174.