Eccentric Clown Musical Automaton by Gustave & Henry

"Eccentric Clown" Musical Automaton by Gustave & Henry Vichy, c. 1895 Modeled as a quizzical character holding a copper casserole pot as though it were a banjo, with plaster-composition character head

Very impressive early performing musical automaton, clown is situated on top of ladder, key hole and start-stop rod appears at rear of cloth covered base, when activated, music plays and clown perform

1404. PHALIBOIS PERFORMING CLOWNS MUSICAL AUTOMATON | Colorful clowns under a glass dome with backdrop in pink satin with mirrors, one balancing a sword, bottle and dish, trying to balance all; one tw

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

1900, FRANCE: French automata of a clown attributed to Roullet & Decamps. Period dress, composite construction with glass eyes. Music box playing one tune, motion includes head turning and both arms p

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

19th Century Musical Automaton with Clowns Wood, cloth dolls with bisque heads. 12 x 11 1/2 x 7 in.

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

Very charming Musical Clowns Playing Instruments with Monkey Riding A Dog Crank Automaton. All original and in wonderful condition. Spin the cranks and music plays, clown move and monkey rides the dog

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

Musical Butterfly Catcher Clown Doll Automaton. German, ca. early 20th century. Key-wind mechanical automaton, depicting a child in clown or harlequin costume, with bisque head, fixed glass eyes, hand

German music box. There is a whimsical clown seated on wooden bench, with baton in one hand a music sheet in the other, directing a seated wool-covered sheep wearing glasses and collar, with a music s

Rare Coin-Activated Musical Cabaret Dancer Auto­maton by Edouard-Henry Phalibois, c. 1900 Depicting a young woman dancing on a stage, the figure with original paint, brown glass eyes with articulat

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

Gilt Architectural Musical Automaton Clock, C. 1870 Approximate Dimensions : 48cm*40cm

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

Saint 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 movements

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-

Late 18th/early 19th century Dial signed: John Taylor / London The ebonized bell top case with a glazed hinged door enclosing a face hand-painted with figures and mountainous landscapes, the brass dia

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

Gilt 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)

Chinese export inlaid double fusee bracket clock, having a shell carved crest, above the mother of pearl marquetry decorated case having ornate foliate banding centering the automaton and Roman numera

Musical 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 on

Leopold 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 moh

This is a fantastic Swiss-made station box, with a 13" cylinder playing six tunes and with six dancers. All contained in a walnut constructed cabinet with inlaid pinstriping. CONDITION: Six dancers al