Musical Automaton “Clown sur la Lune“ by Roullet et Decamps

Musical Automaton “Clown sur la Lune“ by Roullet et Decamps Depicting a winged clown teasing a papier-mâché full moon with a beetle on a string, the clown with bisque head (Paris Bébé model) stamped “Déposé Tête Jumeau, Bte. . 1“ and artists’s marks “HIII“, closed smiling mouth, full cheeks, fixed brown glass eyes, painted make-up, pierced ears, blue mohair wig, bisque hands and yellow satin costume with maroon sleeves and silk-covered wings, one foot resting on the moon’s top hat, the moon...