With Simon & Halbig bisque head marked "SH 1039, DEP 3 ½, Germany", open mouth, flirty blue glass eyes with lashes, original mohair wig, bisque hands holding a rose and a parasol, a silk-covered basket of flowers suspended at her waist, on velvet-covered base containing going-barrel movement playing a single air as the flower seller looks from side to side, raises the rose and adjusts her parasol. In original cream silk costume with ruffled pink edging, lace apron and matching hat, ht. 23 in. (58 cm) including parasol, light hairline crack on forehead – covered by wig, some splits in silk skirt. With key. – A charming and seldom-seen automaton with unusual movements, in working condition. – Literature: Bailly, "Automata, the Golden Age", p. 304, for catalog illustration.