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Pair of Carved Wood Whistling Automata by Karl

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Pair of Carved Wood Whistling Automata by Karl

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Pair of Carved Wood Whistling Automata by Karl Griesbaum, c. 1970
Germany, with articulated heads, going-barrel motors, whistle and bellows, one portraying a portly English gentleman with pint of beer and umbrella, the other a gentleman-hobo with green jacket, bowtie and bottle, tallest 9 ½ in. (24 cm), without keys.
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2 Pfeifer-Figuren von Karl Griesbaum, 1970
Triberg, Schwarzwald, handgeschnitztes Lindenholz, mit beweglichen Köpfen, Korpusse mit Federwerkmotoren, Balgen und Pfeiferwerken. Ein Bayer mit Maßkrug und ein eleganter Landstreicher mit Flasche, Höhe 23 und 24 cm, ohne Schlüssel, funktionieren.
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Pair of Carved Wood Whistling Automata by Karl

Name: Pair of Carved Wood Whistling Automata by Karl
SKU: 26192502
Price: 450 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €400 - €800

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