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Automaton Bird Bocage with Timepiece by Jean Phalibois,

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Automaton Bird Bocage with Timepiece by Jean Phalibois,

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Automaton Bird Bocage with Timepiece by Jean Phalibois, c. 1885
With 3-inch (7,5 cm) enameled Roman dial, time mechanism stamped "S & F, Paris" in lozenge, sculpted papier-mâché landscape with flowering tree, moving waterfall, a bird bobbing to drink, a humming bird flitting between branches and three stationary birds, on ebonized base containing going-barrel motor driving four boxwood cams and pulley, ht. 22 in. (56 cm), working condition, governor missing one blade. – Literature: Bailly, "Automata, the Golden Age", pp. 162–163.

Bewegungsautomat mit Vögeln und Uhrwerk von Jean Phalibois, um 1885
Mit emailliertem Zifferblatt, Durchmesser 7,5 cm, römische Zahlen, Uhrwerk geprägt "S & F, Paris", aus Papiermaché geformte Landschaft, Baum mit Blüten, bewegter Wasserfall mit trinkendem Vogel, 1 Kolibri springt zwischen den Ästen hin und her, 3 unbewegliche Vögel, auf ebonisiertem Sockel mit Federwerkmotor, Mechanik mit 4 Nockenscheiben aus Buchsbaum und einer Riemenscheibe, Gesamthöhe 56 cm, funktionierender Zustand, ein Flügel am Windrad fehlt. – Literatur: Bailly, "Automata, the Golden Age", S. 162 und 163.

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Automaton Bird Bocage with Timepiece by Jean Phalibois,

Name: Automaton Bird Bocage with Timepiece by Jean Phalibois,
SKU: 45095150
Price: 2800 EUR
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