Name: leon casimir bru - Automat - Automate poupee
Brand: leon casimir bru
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Old BRU automaton
Subject: mechanical-movement doll
Marking
• Brand: BRU
• Mold number: 366
• Marking visible / legible on the head
• Serial numbering in keeping with BRU productions of the era
1890 Articulated body adapted for the function of an automaton
• Original clothing (presence of antique lace, frayed with normal age-related wear) Very good overall condition for an automaton of this era
Normal wear related to the age of antique textiles, frayed
• No modern alterations
The mechanism operates correctly, it raises both arms, turns the head, you hear only a whistling sound when the music plays, which is normal for the period!

Automate ancien BRU
Sujet: poupée automate (mouvement mécanique)
Marquage
• Marque : BRU
• Numéro de moule : 366
• Marquage visible / lisible sur la tête
• Numérotation conforme aux productions BRU d'époquE 
1890 Corps articulé adapté à la fonction d'automate
• Vêtements d'origine (présence de dentelles anciennes,  effiloché  avec usure normale liée à l'âge Très bel état général pour un automate de cette époque
Usures normales liées à l'âde textiles anciens fracilisés
• Aucune transformation moderne
Le mécanisme fonctionne correctement, elle monte les deux bras, tourne la tête, on entend juste un sifflement quand la musique fonctionne ce qui est normal vu l’époque!


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leon casimir bru - Automat - Automate poupee 

1850-1900 - Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear

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Antique automaton doll by Leon Casimir Bru, France, in multicoloured biscuit porcelain, estimated from 1850 to 1900, with articulated body and original lace-trimmed clothing, and a functioning mechanism.

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Antique automaton doll by Leon Casimir Bru, France, in multicoloured biscuit porcelain, estimated from 1850 to 1900, with articulated body and original lace-trimmed clothing, and a functioning mechanism.

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