Sold2024A rare Gustave Vichy waltzing couple automaton circa 1870,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 mohSee Sold Price
Sold2016Phalibois Waiter Tending to Couple Dining figuralPhalibois, Waiter Tending to Couple Dining figural musical automaton, France, circa 1880, 25"w x 10.5"d x 27.5"hSee 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
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
Sold2020Musical Automaton Mozart at Harpsichord by Jean andMusical Automaton Mozart at Harpsichord by Jean and Anne Farkas, c. 1960s Parun, France. With bisque head, blue glass eyes, mohair periwig, sitting at painted harpsichord on giltwood base with drawer-See 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
Sold2020EXCEPTIONAL GUSTAV VICHY MUSICAL AUTOMATON "PAYSAN ETHighly 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 vSee 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
Sold2020Girl with Diabolo Musical Automaton, c. 1910Girl with Diabolo Musical Automaton, c. 1910 Possibly by Rambour, with German bisque head incised "15/0", fixed black glass eyes, brown mohair wig (not removed for inspection), bisque hands holding aSee Sold Price
Sold2020Lady with Parasol Musical Automaton, c. 1930sLady with Parasol Musical Automaton, c. 1930s With German bisque shoulder-head, open mouth, fixed blue glass eyes, mohair wig and velvet and cotton costume trimmed with lace, an embroidery hoop in oneSee Sold Price
Sold2021Fernand Martin, Les Valseurs, TanzpaarFernand Martin, Les Valseurs, Waltzing Couple, France, around 1910, cw ok, part. refinished, clothes original, paint d.See Sold Price
Sold2021FERNAND MARTIN WALTZING COUPLE55. FERNAND MARTIN WALTZING COUPLE | c. 1910, "Les Valseurs," the couple dances a waltz when wound. | Provenance: Paul Cole Collection. | 7" h. | (Very Good to Excellent Condition) | $600 - $900See Sold Price
Sold2023BOY & SINGING GOOSE MUSICAL AUTOMATON132. BOY & SINGING GOOSE MUSICAL AUTOMATON | France, depicts a clown suited French bisque head boy who moves arm and head about like conductor while attempting to conduct a standing goose by music staSee Sold Price
Sold2018MARTIN WALTZING COUPLE1042. MARTIN WALTZING COUPLE | c. 1910, "Les Valseurs," the couple dancing a waltz when fixed key clockwork is activated. 7" h.See Sold Price
Sold2022Gilt Architectural Musical Automaton Clock, C. 1870Gilt Architectural Musical Automaton Clock, C. 1870 Approximate Dimensions : 48cm*40cmSee 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
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
Sold2016Mother Cat Musical Manivelle Automaton, c. 1900Mother Cat Musical Manivelle Automaton, c. 1900 Probably by Gottlieb Zinner und Söhne, Schalkau. Depicting fur-covered cat rocking her kitten in a painted wood cradle, both cats with glass eyes, theSee Sold Price
Sold2020Musical Marquis Automaton, c. 1910Musical Marquis Automaton, c. 1910 Possibly by Rambour, with German bisque head, open mouth, fixed blue glass eyes, original mohair wig (not removed for inspection), bisque hands, the left holding a rSee Sold Price
Sold2020Musical Polichinelle Automaton, c. 1910Musical Polichinelle Automaton, c. 1910 Possibly by Rambour, with German bisque head incised "15/0", open mouth, fixed black glass eyes, original mohair wig (not removed for inspection), bisque hands,See 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
Sold2022Gustave Vichy Banjo Player Musical AutomatonGustave 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 torsSee 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
Jun 13DuMouchellesLuigi Fabris (Italian, 1883-1962) Capodimonte Porcelain Plateau Group 1920-1930, "Bascule", H 9" WUS$175(2 bids)
Jun 15Crescent City Auction GalleryFrench Empire Style Greige Peinte Trumeau, 19th c., H.- 74 1/4 in., W.- 43 1/4 in.US$550
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Jun 15Crescent City Auction GalleryFrench Art Nouveau Patinated Spelter and Marble Three Piece Figural Clock Set, early 20th c., Clock-US$325
Jun 10Winter Associates Emilio Grau-Sala, Emmanuel Mane Katz, two 20th C. lithographs, each framed behind glass, including:US$100