Gustav Vichy The Happy Drunkard automaton

Gustav Vichy, The Happy Drunkard, automaton, France, circa 1890, 13''w x 12''d x 22.5''h

Highly desirable automaton, sometimes referred to by English-speaking people as "Paddy and the Pig". The peasant is elaborately dressed with teal silk waist jacket, yellow silk brocade vest, striped v

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Representing a gypsy girl with tambourine in one arm standing on a metal platform. Maintains its original painted decoration with two large wheels in back and small one in front-center. Extends when w

Girl doll riding a donkey with a windmill. A doll is also sticking its head out of the side of the windmill. Containing a musical movement. In distressed condition and in need of restoration. Conditio

1st item: French automaton figure by Vichy, depicting a girl dressed as a ballerina holding a garland of white flowers. The blonde figure is attired in white satin and tulle decorated with cream and g

A 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 ear

Peasant 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-

135. VICHY ORGAN GRINDER AUTOMATON | Large and impressive standing gentleman with bisque character head with molded curled moustache, standing on velvet covered base, wearing all original 18th Century

Gustave Vichy (French, 1839-1904) Banjo Player Automaton circa 1895 signed with metal tag papier-mâché figure with glass eyes 19 x 16 x 10 inches

103. RARE FRENCH BISQUE AUTOMATON BY VICHY WITH JUMEAU HEAD. 16". Bisque head lady by Jumeau has brown paperweight eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, closed mouth, pierced ears, original mohair wi

A Black gentleman of distinction standing on a base strumming his banjo all while a musical tune plyas.his instrument. The actions include him strumming, his lower jaw openind & closing, his eyes lids

A rare Gustave Vichy waltzing couple automaton circa 1870, with French fashionable doll heads, both with blue striated glass eyes, closed mouths, pierced ears and original 18th century style white moh

Gustave Vichy(French, 1839-1904)Banjo Player Musical Automatoncirca 1895signed with metal tagpaper mache head and hands, brown glass eyes with articulated leather eyelids, wiry black hair, carton tors

Werner Tschudin Copy of Vichy & Triboulet “Buffet Magique” Automaton. An excellent W. Tschudin copy of a Gustave Vichy (1839-1904, Paris) & Auguste Triboulet (1865-1920) “Buffet Magi

In working condition, legs, arms and head move. Wearing what appears to be original clothes and hair, and having glass eyes. Condition note, re-painted eyebrows, paint loss to face and head, some crac

Rare Japanese Nurse and Baby Automaton by Gustave Vichy, c. 1880 With brown-tinted bisque socket head impressed, closed mouth, fixed brown glass eyes, feathered brows, pierced ears, short black mohair

"Catalan Dancer" Automaton Working Model by Gustave Vichy from Atracciones Apolo, c. 1880 and later Depicting a dancer in a rocky Catalan landscape, a monastery on the crest of a hill and traditional

FRENCH BISQUE BRU TYPE FACE AUTOMATON “STROLLING LADY WITH GUITAR” BY VICHY. 21”. Bisque-headed lady with blue paperweight eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, delicately feathered b

Musical 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 sle

1975, SWISS: Patterned and inspired by the 19th century work of Vichy, this Swiss example of Pierrot Ecrivain finds him once again at is writing table, finishing his composition and adjusting his lamp

1206. ORGAN GRINDER AUTOMATON | Organ grinder moves arm to turn handle cranking the organ's fast and happy tune. Besides arm movement, all figures are stationary. | 13" h. | Some glue reinforcement to

190. RARE VICHY "PADDY AND THE PIG" | One of the most coveted of automata with incredible complexity and coordination of movements, in fine working order, mostly if not all original; the seated Mache

2 Carved Wood Whistling Automata by Karl Gries­baum, c. 1955 Triberg, Black Forest, Germany, modeled as drunkards leaning against battery-illuminated lamp posts, with articulated head, going-barrel m