Sold2022Musical Automaton Picture of a Feline Dancing Lesson, c. 1890Musical Automaton Picture of a Feline Dancing Lesson, c. 1890 Germany, chromolithographed paper-on-card scene with four articulated cats - a tabby dancing master and his three kitten students, with siSee Sold Price
Sold2018Philippart Époque Empire musical automatonM. Philippart Époque Empire 1809 dancing musical automaton, late 19th c., with a picture frame molding, 7'' h., 6 1/2'' w.See Sold Price
Sold2020"Marquis" Musical Automaton, c. 1890"Marquis" Musical Automaton, c. 1890 Possibly Louis Renou, with unsigned Gaultier bisque head stamped "2", closed mouth, fixed blue-grey glass eyes, pierced ears, original fleecy mohair wig (not remoSee Sold Price
Sold2020Musical Seascape Automaton, c. 1890Musical Seascape Automaton, c. 1890 Painted papier-mâché and card scene depicting an estuary with three-masted ship, houses and windmill, pull-string cylinder musical movement, no. 94823, playing tSee Sold Price
Sold2020Musical Seascape Automaton, c. 1890Musical Seascape Automaton, c. 1890 Painted papier-mâché and card scene depicting a fortress, windmill and an estuary with three-masted ship, on ebonized base containing two-air pull-string cylindeSee Sold Price
Sold2024Crucifix in Musical Picture Frame, c. 1890Crucifix in Musical Picture Frame, c. 1890 Austria, depicting Christ on carved giltwood cross, in glazed frame with transfer-decorated and reverse-painted border with legend: "Es ist vollbracht" ("ItSee Sold Price
Sold2022Musical Manivelle Automaton Carousel, c. 1890Musical Manivelle Automaton Carousel, c. 1890 Germany, with three boys on horses and three girls in chariots, decorated with wood ball finials on red wire stems, velvet ribbon and silk trim, the riderSee Sold Price
Sold2017Rare Musical Photograph Album with Marine Automaton, c.Rare Musical Photograph Album with Marine Automaton, c. 1890 Retailed by Ami Rivenc, with gilt-tooled leather binding, twelve embossed double-sided pages for carte-de-visite photographs and other sizSee Sold Price
Sold2017Musical Automaton Picture Clock of an Italian VillageMusical Automaton Picture Clock of an Italian Village by Xavier Tharin, c. 1870 Paris, hand-colored lithograph depicting a harbor scene with abbey, fountain, ships on three planes and a watchtower onSee Sold Price
Sold2024GERMAN CAT DANCING SCHOOL MOVING PICTURE AUTOMATON1200. GERMAN CAT DANCING SCHOOL MOVING PICTURE AUTOMATON | When activated, teacher cat shows it's students the dancing lesson for the day. Head, arm and leg are animated on the teacher cat and studentSee Sold Price
Sold2023SMOKING RABBIT AUTOMATON BY ROULLET & DECAMPS.Paris France. C. 1890 to 1900. Just in time for the lunar new year of the rabbit, here is a Roullet & Decamps rarity. Underneath and within it is completely original: clockwork motor, 1 tune musical mSee Sold Price
Sold2022Rare Coin-Activated Musical Cabaret Dancer AutoÂmaton by Edouard-Henry Phalibois, c. 1900Rare Coin-Activated Musical Cabaret Dancer AutoÂmaton by Edouard-Henry Phalibois, c. 1900 Depicting a young woman dancing on a stage, the figure with original paint, brown glass eyes with articulatSee Sold Price
Sold2020ROULLET & DECAMPS BALLERINA MUSICAL AUTOMATON1401. ROULLET & DECAMPS BALLERINA MUSICAL AUTOMATON | 1890'S era with twirling dancer, lifts left leg, tilts side to side at waist, blinks eyes, costume original but silk melting, base covered in greeSee Sold Price
Sold2022Gilt Architectural Musical Automaton Clock, C. 1870Gilt Architectural Musical Automaton Clock, C. 1870 Approximate Dimensions : 48cm*40cmSee Sold Price
Sold2015"Saint Francis" Musical Automaton Clock, c. 1850Saint Francis Musical Automaton Clock, c. 1850 France, depicting a praying figure with carved and painted wood head, glass eyes, articulated jaw, torso with brass bedplate carrying multiple movementsSee Sold Price
Sold2016Gilt Architectural Musical Automaton Clock, c. 1870Gilt Architectural Musical Automaton Clock, c. 1870 France, with two-train movement stamped "Baullier & Fils, Paris, 701", striking hours and halves on bell, silk-thread suspension, 1 ½-inch (3,8 cm)See Sold Price
Sold2023Musical Automaton Clock, c. 1875Musical Automaton Clock, c. 1875 Probably Xavier Tharin, with two-train movement no. 258, striking hours and halves on bell, silk-thread suspension, 3¾-inch (9 cm) enameled Roman dial in gilt bezSee Sold Price
Sold2022Leopold Lambert & Jumeau "Chinoise Verseuse" Musical AutomatonLeopold Lambert (French, 1854-1935)Pierre-Francois Jumeau (French, 1811-1895)"Chinoise Verseuse" Musical Automatoncirca 1890bisque head and forearms, brown glass eyes, carton torso and legs, black mohSee Sold Price
Sold2016Peasant and Pig Musical Automaton by Vichy, c. 1900Peasant 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-See Sold Price
Sold2016Bouquetière Surprise Musical Automaton by Lambert, c."Bouquetière Surprise" Musical Automaton by Lambert, c. 1920 With Simon & Halbig mould 1159 bisque head, open mouth, fixed blue glass eyes with mohair lashes, original dramatic eye shadow, pierced eaSee Sold Price
Sold2015Japanese Woodblock: ZeshinArtist: Zeshin. Subject: A shijo Surimono depicting a musical instrument. Date: c.1890-1900. Measures: 7” x 9.5”.See Sold Price
Sold2019Belle Epoque automaton lighthouse clock barometerBelle Epoque automaton lighthouse clock barometer, c.1890, France, gilt and silvered bronze, glass, black marble base, the revolving clockwork top with clock and barometer and two thermometers, 18"h xSee Sold Price
Sold2023Espagnole Musical Automaton by Roullet et Decamps, c. 1900Espagnole Musical Automaton by Roullet et Decamps, c. 1900 With unsigned Jumeau bisque head incised "E", closed mouth, fixed brown paperweight eyes, pierced ears, original long mohair wig, bisque handSee Sold Price
Sold2016Rare French glass dome singing bird automatonwith clock, made by Bontems, c. 1890. Arranged on an ebonised base with six birds in a leafy tree, the birds variously move and fly. The dome has been repaired, the spring drive mechanism has been repSee Sold Price
May 22Curated AuctionsA VERY RARE LATE 19TH CENTURY 'WHISTLER' MUSICAL AUTOMATON FIGURE BY HENRY PHALIBOIS£8,500
2 hrs LeftFichter KunsthandelC. HILGERS (1818-1890), View of a town in the valley, around 1840, Watercolor€600
May 28Carlo Bonte AuctionsCharles Verlat (1824-1890), 'Symphonie flamande', oil on panel 14 x 11 cm. (5.5 x 4.3 in.)€750
7 days LeftRich Penn AuctionsDrug Store Rodolf's Cream Emulsion w/scene of Am. Battleships, c.1890, litho on cdbd in later giltUS$100(3 bids)
7 days LeftRich Penn AuctionsStar Windmill Weight, mfgd by U.S. Wind Engine & Pump Co, incised H37, cast iron, c.1890, Exc condUS$350(3 bids)
May 22Kamelot AuctionsPAIR FRENCH SHAPED MARBLE TOPS FROM A PAIR OF CONSOLE TABLES C 1890.US$450(3 bids)
May 21Sworders Fine Art AuctioneersA late Victorian two row diamond closed crescent brooch, c.1890,£1,840
May 22Curated AuctionsODIOT: A FINE PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVER GILT DISHES, MAISON ODIOT, C. 1890£3,500