Sold2022Musical Butterfly Catcher Clown Doll Automaton. German, ca....Musical Butterfly Catcher Clown Doll Automaton. German, ca. early 20th century. Key-wind mechanical automaton, depicting a child in clown or harlequin costume, with bisque head, fixed glass eyes, handSee Sold Price
Sold2023German Musical Clown and Donkey Mechanical Automaton. Germa...German Musical Clown and Donkey Mechanical Automaton. Germany: Zinner & Sohne, ca. 1880s. Hand-cranked automaton depicting a clown, with hand-painted bisque face and glass eyes and a fleece-covered doSee Sold Price
Sold2015German Automaton Musical DollGerman Automaton Musical Doll C. 1900. Blown glass eyes. Ht. 13"See Sold Price
Sold2019Leopold Lambert Bisque Bébé Doll MusicalLeopold Lambert Bisque Bébé Doll Musical Automaton. Paris, ca. 1890s. Bisque head possibly by Jumeau, period lace dress, shoes, socks, and bonnet. The girl holds a wicker basket to which varSee Sold Price
Sold2019Antique Musical Cats String Band Manivelle Automaton.Antique Musical Cats String Band Manivelle Automaton. German, ca. 1890s/1900s. Charming automaton depicting a trio of cats on a wooden platform, the edges painted yellow, trimmed in lace, sides covereSee Sold Price
Sold2016Clown Magician Musical Automaton. Paris: LeopoldClown Magician Musical Automaton. Paris: Leopold Lambert, ca. 1900s. As the music box plays, the magician, sticking his tongue in and out and nodding his head, raises his wand, taps the side of the cuSee Sold Price
Sold202219th Century Musical Automaton with Clowns19th Century Musical Automaton with Clowns Wood, cloth dolls with bisque heads. 12 x 11 1/2 x 7 in.See Sold Price
Sold2021c1910 German Musical Band Crank Automaton w/Bisque Dollc1910 German Musical Band Crank Automaton w/Bisque Dolls. Crank to hear music and see them move. Measurements in inches: 11 high x 14 x 13 Condition:Plays fine. Hair is rough and has wear and stainingSee Sold Price
Sold202315" FRENCH AUTOMATON WALKING/TALKING DOLL.A late 19th century automaton of a doll. 15" tall in her original dress. Bisque head and shoulders are German, with the musical movement marked Paris. Key-wind operation, she walks in an oval pattern,See Sold Price
Sold2015Charming Musical Crank Automaton.German music box. There is a whimsical clown seated on wooden bench, with baton in one hand a music sheet in the other, directing a seated wool-covered sheep wearing glasses and collar, with a music sSee Sold Price
Sold2017PERFORMING CLOWN MUSICAL AUTOMATONVery impressive early performing musical automaton, clown is situated on top of ladder, key hole and start-stop rod appears at rear of cloth covered base, when activated, music plays and clown performSee Sold Price
Sold2020PHALIBOIS PERFORMING CLOWNS MUSICAL AUTOMATON1404. PHALIBOIS PERFORMING CLOWNS MUSICAL AUTOMATON | Colorful clowns under a glass dome with backdrop in pink satin with mirrors, one balancing a sword, bottle and dish, trying to balance all; one twSee Sold Price
Sold2022RABBIT IN CABBAGE MUSICAL AUTOMATON. Paris: Roulet-Decamps,...RABBIT IN CABBAGE MUSICAL AUTOMATON. Paris: Roulet-Decamps, ca. 1930. Clockwork automaton in the form of a green head of cabbage out of the top of which peers a white rabbit. When the motion is activaSee Sold Price
Sold2020The Monkey Magician under DomeMusical Monkey Conjuror Automaton. Paris: Jean Phalibois, ca. 1870s. Mechanical monkey automaton, the figure having a hand-painted paper-mache head, glass eyes, and wire glasses, dressed in wizard’sSee Sold Price
Sold2015German 3 Figure Hand Crank Musical AutomatonCircle of Simon & Halbig (German, 1839-1932), circa late 19th century. A hand cranked musical automaton with three figural bisque-head musicians arranged surrounding a music stand, one cellist, one peSee Sold Price
Sold2016Clown with Vanishing Head Automaton. Paris, PierreClown with Vanishing Head Automaton. Paris, Pierre Mayer, ca. 2006. Handmade wooden automaton with exposed works. A clown holds a fan in front of his head momentarily; when he pulls it away, his headSee Sold Price
Sold2016Musical Automaton 'Elégante aux Fleures' by GustaveMusical Automaton 'Elégante aux Fleures' by Gustave Vichy, ca. 1895 With plaster-composition head, brown paperweight eyes with articulated lids, dressed hair wig, shapely papier-mâché body with sleSee Sold Price
Sold202119TH C FRENCH AUTOMATON ACROBAT CLOWN ON LADDERLikely Leopold Lambert, c. 1895. Clown doll with bisque head, brown glass paperweight eyes, mouth slightly open. Card suit decoration on face, and rough brillo wire hair. Hinged legs and composition hSee Sold Price
Sold2024Antq German K*R Bisque Head Composite Baby DollAppears to be made by K*R, Kammer and Reinhardt. German mfg, ca 1905-10, mold 122. Doll appears to be antique possibly vintage. Piece has Star of David relief detail & is signed illegibly. Doll limbsSee Sold Price
Sold2022Gilt Architectural Musical Automaton Clock, C. 1870Gilt Architectural Musical Automaton Clock, C. 1870 Approximate Dimensions : 48cm*40cmSee Sold Price
Sold201638" Vichy Acrobatic Clown AutomatonA most elaborate automation involving ten various movements. The clown figure standing upon a wooden carpet draped box performs acrobatic feats that in reality would be virtually impossible. These earSee Sold Price
Sold2015"Saint Francis" Musical Automaton Clock, c. 1850Saint Francis Musical Automaton Clock, c. 1850 France, depicting a praying figure with carved and painted wood head, glass eyes, articulated jaw, torso with brass bedplate carrying multiple movementsSee Sold Price
Sold2016Peasant and Pig Musical Automaton by Vichy, c. 1900Peasant and Pig Musical Automaton by Vichy, c. 1900 Depicting a young man perched on the back of a rush-seated chair and resting a piglet on his knee as though it were a baby, with expressive plaster-See Sold Price
Sold2018A Georgian musical automaton bracket clock, John TaylorLate 18th/early 19th century Dial signed: John Taylor / London The ebonized bell top case with a glazed hinged door enclosing a face hand-painted with figures and mountainous landscapes, the brass diaSee Sold Price
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