"Bébé Eventail" Musical Automaton by Leopold Lambert, c. 1892

With rare character head stamped in red "Tête Déposé, Paris Bébé 4" and painter's mark "L", closed smiling mouth, delicately pointed nose, plump cheeks, fixed blue threaded paperweight eyes, pierced ears with earrings, original wavy blonde mohair wig on cork pate, bisque hands holding fan and flowers, on velvet-covered base with going-barrel movement that plays one air and causes the bébé to incline her head, lift the flowers and rotate the fan with her other hand, in ribbed aqua costume and matching hat, height 18 ½ in. (47 cm), near- invisible hairline (and minor retouch?) from lower-right neck to bridge of nose. With brass Lambert key. - A classic Lambert automaton with special bisque character head created by Emile Jumeau after winning the sole rights to the name "Paris Bébé" in a lawsuit against his competitor, and one-time company foreman, Anatole Danel. This model is rarely seen on automata.

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)