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CAST METAL AND WOOD AUTOMATON PIANOAND PLAYER9 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 9 in.
Condition
With key. Wear, some losses overall and staining.
Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot,...
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VERY RARE CHINESE 'LEGEND OF THE WHITESNAKE' AUTOMATONPainted wood, papier maché, enamel, silk and metal in three wood and glass casements raised on a later Hongmu wood stand; fitted with moving figures and animals...
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AUTOMATON MUSICAL ORGAN CLOCK BY PETERHORNERRare automaton organ clock, featuring 18th-century organ works and painted figures in a later cherry case with painted vignettes to clock face and tableau. Organ mechanism...
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CLOWN WITH VANISHING HEAD AUTOMATON.PARIS, PIERRE MAYE...Clown with Vanishing Head Automaton. Paris, Pierre Mayer, ca. 2006. Handmade wooden automaton with exposed works. A clown holds a fan in front of his...
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SIEGFRIED & ROY AUTOMATON. PARIS, PIERREMAYER, CA. 200...Siegfried & Roy Automaton. Paris, Pierre Mayer, ca. 2002. Handmade wooden automaton with exposed works. The famous Las Vegas magicians perform the Metamorphosis...
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VALERIE COSTUME CHANGE AUTOMATON. PARIS:PIERRE MAYER, ...Valerie Costume Change Automaton. Paris: Pierre Mayer, ca. 2004. Handmade wooden automaton with exposed works. When the crank is turned, the magician lowers...
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LAETITIA PRINCESS OF THE AIR AUTOMATON.PARIS, PIERRE M...Laetitia Princess of the Air Automaton. Paris, Pierre Mayer, ca. 2012. A small wooden figure levitates in front of a mirror, and her hands and arms extend...
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SELF-LEVITATION AUTOMATON. PARIS: PIERREMAYER, CA. 200...Self-Levitation Automaton. Paris: Pierre Mayer, ca. 2000s. Wooden and metal mechanical hand-cranked automaton in which a man with a cigar levitates with no...
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THE AUTO-QUARIUM AUTOMATON.The Auto-QuariumAutomaton. American, ca. 1990s. Electric aquarium automaton featuring wooden fish swimming in laps, a crab lunging with its claws, and a school of fish circling a reef plant....
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EVOLUTIONARY BLUNDERS VAMPIRE BAT AUTOMATON.EvolutionaryBlunders Vampire Bat Automaton. England: Neil Hardy, ca. 2000s. Wooden automaton depicting a bat which opens and closes its wings as the crank is turned. 9” tall. Working...
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THE GREEN BALL MACHINE AUTOMATON.TheGreen Ball Machine Automaton. Stithians, Cornwall: Paul Spooner (designer) and Matt Smith (builder), 1993. Depicting a washing girl who rubs vigorously to the top of a washing...
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THE EARLY BIRD NEARLY CATCHES IT AUTOMATON.TheEarly Bird Nearly Catches It Automaton. England: Neil Hardy, ca. 2000s. Wooden automaton depicting a group of birds on the top platform, one with its nose extended below for...
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SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST AUTOMATON.Survivalof the Fittest Automaton. England: Neil Hardy, 2004. Electrical automaton with rotating informational displays on four different animals (whale, cheetah, alligator, and gorilla)...
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THE TURK CHESS-PLAYER AUTOMATON.TheTurk Chess-Player Automaton. Paris: Pierre Mayer, ca. 2010s. Hand-painted wooden automaton with exposed works. Modeled after Von Kempelen’s famous eighteenth century chess-player...
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CLOWN WITH VANISHING HEAD AUTOMATON.ClownWith Vanishing Head Automaton. Paris: Pierre Mayer, ca. 2006. Hand-painted wooden automaton with exposed works. Depicting a clown holding a fan in front of his face; as the...
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GEISHA GIRL AUTOMATON.Geisha Girl Automaton.Paris: Pierre Mayer, ca. 2002. Handmade wooden automaton with exposed works. The Geisha raises the cup to show a ball underneath. As the crank is turned, the cup descends,...
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ATTRIBUTED BONTEMS LARGE SINGING BIRDAUTOMATON CLOCK: Composite and metal tree featuring 7 automaton birds and one stationary bird with chirping noise unmarked attributed to noted automaton maker Bontems Paris....
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A French Carved Wood Automaton NapoleonicWar Figure 19th century realistically modeled wearing a hat with plume and cords having a painted face and an applied hair moustache wearing red navy and white wool garb and...
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