Antique French swimming automaton toy

Here is a very interesting antique swimming doll toy. I have never seen of these before. I would love to see it swim!

From the listing description

Late 19th century, painted wood, metal and porcelain, with red cotton swimsuit, in its original box, the figure, 9'' H x 8'' W x 2'' D, est:$800/1200. Provenance: With Theriaults, Annapolis, MD

Here is a link to the eBay listing for this Antique French swimming automaton toy.

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