Geisha Girl Automaton. Paris, Pierre Mayer, ca. 2002.

Geisha Girl Automaton. Paris: Pierre Mayer, ca. 2002. Handmade wooden automaton with exposed works. The Geisha raises the cup to show a ball underneath. As the crank is turned, the cup descends, she w

Geisha Girl Automaton. Paris: Pierre Mayer, ca. 2002. Handmade wooden automaton with exposed works. The Geisha raises the cup to show a ball underneath. As the crank is turned, the cup descends, and s

Japanese Conjurer Automaton. Paris: Pierre Mayer, ca. 2004. Handmade wooden automaton with exposed works. As the crank is turned, the cup in the conjurer’s hands descends, and the magician waves

Clown 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 head

Laetitia Princess of the Air Automaton. Paris, Pierre Mayer, ca. 2012. A small wooden figure levitates in front of a mirror, and her hands and arms extend as she rises. Handmade from wood and metal wi

Leopold 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 var

Clown 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 cu

Musical 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’s

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 activa

An incredible collection of 28 Pierre Mayer miniature automatons in a custom wood display case. Most of these moving figures feature a magic theme such as pulling a rabbit out of a hat, Zig Zag Lady,

By Désiré François Millet, Paris, ca. 1850-55. A fine and enigmatic portrait of a young girl in white, kneeling and reading a Bible at a makeshift studio altar, topped by a statue

La Femme Araignée / Cirque Daniellis. Paris: Aussel, ca. 1937. Color lithograph that features a young lady with a head of a beautiful girl and the body of a giant spider. The poster advertises fo

Hand colored aquatint on paper from Bodmer's "Travels in the Interior of North America". Published in London by Ackermann, Arthus Bertrand editor, Paris, ca. 1832-1843. "C. Bodmer" blind stamp at bott

Two-toned 18k yellow gold & stainless steel, Reference 16613; blue face & bezel, ca. 2002; partial original paperwork.

19th C. over-sized butcher block with carved boars heads " Establissements VERGNE & Cie Villeneuve S/Lot, Paris ca.1880 74.25"W." x 34"D. x 34"H. (56 overall )

Hand colored aquatint on paper from Bodmer's "Travels in the Interior of North America". Published in London by Ackermann, Arthus Bertrand editor, Paris, ca. 1832-1843. "C. Bodmer" blind stamp at bott

[PLAYING CARDS]. [POILLY, François de (1623-1693)]. An uncut sheet of a partial Minchiate tarot deck. [Paris, ca. 1660]. 5 uncut engraved cards with one blank space, hand-coloring, sheet 194 x 18

MARC DU PLANTIER Sofa (Madagascar 1901, Paris 1975). Spain, ca. 1940. Carved and gilded wood. Upholstered. Provenance: Private collection of the psychiatrist Don Juan José López-Ibor. Measuremen

CURIE, Marie (1867-1934). Pierre Curie. Paris: Payot, 1924. 8vo. (Margins browned and brittle, single wormtrack in lower margin of last third of text.) Contemporary half morocco gilt, upper cover with

Poemes Secrets d’ Apolinaire. Pierre Argillet, Paris, 1967. One of 135 copies in Arches Blac, (total edition 235) signed and dated by Dali in pencil and blindstamp on the justification page. Il

[DANCING DOG] Alcazar D’Été – DansE Serpentine. Paris: Ch. Levy, ca. 1895. One-sheet color lithograph advertising one of many Loie Fuller-inspired trained canine who apparently b

Angel Botello (Spanish/Puerto Rico, 1913-1986) "Girl With Starfish", ca. 1975 hand-colored linocut on black Arches paper signed lower right, numbered "1/100" lower left, marked "RR" upper left, after

Circa 1928 carved rosewood bust, marked on base Edition SAS PARIS, Made in France. Jacques Adnet (1900-1984) was a French art deco modernist designer, architect, and interior designer. Dimensions are:

SANSON D'ABBEVILLE, Nicholas (1600-1667). Cartes Generales de Toutes les Parties du Monde. Paris: The Author and Pierre Mariette, 1658 [but 1659]. Comparables: Arader Galleries, 2015 - $97,600; Christ