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"Chinoise Verseuse, Model No.
39" (Chinese Tea Server)
Made by Léopold Lambert, Paris, France
c. 1890-1900
18-1/2"h x 6-3/4"w x 8-3/4"d
The Murtogh D. Guinness Collection
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This automaton features a bisque head made by Jumeau, a leading French doll
maker. Jumeau created fine porcelain dolls in the mid-19th century in response
to Germany's monopoly on bisque and china doll heads. Created at a time when
there was great European interest in the Orient-even if it was misrepresented-Lambert
marketed this figure as a "Chinese tea server." Once set in motion,
the woman nods, turns her head, moves the tray, and "pours" the
tea to music.
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