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.