Mercury Tumbling Acrobats Toy
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in action the acrobats somersault down the paper covered wood steps propelled by the gravity effect of mercury in the paper covered glass tubes, this wonderful set features painted composition mustachioed men dressed in colorful fabric with Nuremberg gold paper trim, figures at rest are housed in hidden drawer in base, German made in Sonnenberg region in the last half of the 19th century; this is a truly exceptional example - one of the finest we have seen
box 9" x 3" x 2.5"
box 9" x 3" x 2.5"
Condition
excellent to near mint (some very minor areas of barely discernible touch up to the blue paper covering of the box - most along edges)
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Mercury Tumbling Acrobats Toy
Estimate $1,000 - $1,200
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