Magician Automaton «Chinese»

Musical Turkish Magician Automaton. Switzerland, 20th century. Key-wind mechanical automaton depicting a conjuror at a table, who changes and vanishes cards, blocks, and other baubles under two cones

Made by Leopold Lambert. French - 1890 - 27" T x 11 " W. This is another rare and desirable automation by Leopold Lambert of France. Here we have a young magician performing feats of magic, as he make

Late 19th/early 20th century; wind up musical automaton with lady magician having bisque porcelain head and arms, dressed in black lace, and silk outfit with conical hat, head and arms move, cone is l

Contemporary Musical Magician Automaton by Zdenka, Switzerland With bisque head, glass eyes and mohair wig, standing with wand and box behind a circular table, on velvet-covered base containing single

Musical Turkish Magician Automaton. Switzerland, 20th century. Key-wind mechanical automaton depicting a conjuror at a table, who changes and vanishes cards, blocks, and other baubles under two conesh

Monumental Chinese Autamaton Musical Jeweled Bracket Clock Highly decorated in 24kt gold plate has white porcelain dial with black painted Roman numerals a sweep second hand and colorful jeweled bezel

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

A lovely French automaton believed to be from Jean Farkas (1917-2014). With his wife Anne, who was a seamstress and created the costumes, they created and repaired automata. In 1974 they moved from Pa

[KNIFE THROWING] [JUGGLING] The Original Chinese Magicians and Jugglers, Arr Hee and Asham. Plymouth: Leviathan Broadside Press – I.W. N. Keys, 1860. Large letterpress broadside bearing a centra

Li Chang. Li Chang El Demonio Amarillo. Spain [?], 1946. Color lithograph panel poster bearing a bust of the faux-Chinese magician above a gong. 21 ½ x 13”. Unmounted. A.

From Carl Williams Custom Magic, the wand is made from cocobolo wood and cast coin silver tips in the likeness of Chinese magician Kikkoman. In custom wood case. Ca 1994.

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

Hong Kong Paddle. Germany: Willi Wessel, 1980s. Chips on the paddle double or change color at the magician’s command. Elaborate Chinese writing appears on paddle to end the routine. Imported by Howa

Musical automaton of a Magician, when wound up his fan lifts his head appears once in the barrel and another time in a crate.Overall height 24 inches. Length 14 inches. Depth 11 inches.

Erik DESMAZIERES (Born 1948): "The Automaton and the Magician" / "L'Automate et le Magicien " (original French title). Aquatint, etching, and roulette on laid Moulin de Fleurac paper, 1988. Ref: Fitch

The Item Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwi8EavDDJ0 Monumental French Automaton Musical Jeweled Bracket Clock made for the Chinese market. Circa 1880s. Highly decorated in 24kt gold plate

A highly important Chinese gilt bronze fusee movement and bell music automation (33.75"H). automation play hourly and depict 8 immortal rotating around the crown. the lower part with rotating foreigne

Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). Chung Ling Soo Postcard. Circa 1910. Bearing a halftone bust portrait of the magician and facsimile signatures in English and Chinese. Divided back, not po

Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). Chung Ling Soo Postcard. Circa 1910. Bearing a halftone full length portrait of the magician and facsimile signatures in English and Chinese. Divided back,

1910, AUSTRIAN: An amazing piece of early musical automata, referred to by collectors as "The Side Show". Multiple simultaneous movements including a magician, guitar player, dancing ballerina and tra

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 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

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

German Singing Bird automaton circa 1940’s, modified by electronics genius, Bill Dodson to create a routine of interaction between the magician and bird, in the style of Del-Ray (Delbert Raymond Pet