"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 remo

Musical 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 t

Musical 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 cylinde

Musical 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 rider

Musical 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 r

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 siz

Musical 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 si

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 m

Girl 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 a

Rocking Ship Automaton, c. 1890 France, depicting coast with fortress, ramparts and a three-masted vessel with French flags, on ebonized base containing two-air pull-string cylinder movement (stamped

Lady 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 one

1401. 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 gree

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

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

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)

Musical 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 bez

Mother 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, the

Musical 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,

"Le Petit Marquis" Contemporary Musical Automaton by Lutèce Creations France, depicting a boy at writing table, a quill pen in his right hand, with bisque head incised "374", mohair periwig, burgundy

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

3 Large Tabatière Musical Boxes, c. 1890-1900 1) Four-air movement with tune-sheet, in grained case with inlaid lid, wd. 9 ½ in. (24 cm), governor off, inoperative. - 2) Six-air movement wi

14 Interchangeable Cylinders for Swiss Musical Boxes, c. 1890 All nickeled. 1) 6 cylinders, probably by Mermod Frères, 3 x length 16 3/8 in., 3 x length 14 ¾ in. – And: 2) 8 cylinders in wooden bo

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-

"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 ea