Sam Zell automaton "View From Above", 2015, numbered 253 of 675, depicting a train engine about to enter a tunnel, below is a train station with figures that enter an exit r at each of the two entrances, visible at one end are the gears of a train engine, each corner held up by formal dressed figures, the music, station entrances and figures only operate intermittently, likely not used for years, internal parts may need lubrication, approx. 12"h, 15.5"w, 9.5"d, 12.85lbs *Provenance: Austin, Texas estate. **Note: Sam Zell, American, b. 1941, billionaire investor and Chairman, Equity Group Investments founded in 1969. Zell manufactured a number of financial commentary automatons, each model being limited to 675, giving them as gifts to friends, colleagues and employees. Start Price: $200.00

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