Sold2022EARLY INEBRIATED GENTLEMAN AUTOMATA MUSICBOX.1920, UK: This automata is an example of an "attention getter", most likely for the window of a liquor store. Composite construction with glass eyes, period clothing and top hat, with working street lSee Sold Price
Sold2022INEBRIATED GENTLEMAN ELECTRIC AUTOMATON WITH LIGHTED LAMP POST.1940, UK: This automaton was most likely a window display "attention getter" from the 1940's. A tuxedo dresses gentleman in an obvious inebriated state, clinging to a lamp post and attempting to standSee Sold Price
Sold2024EARLY CLOCKWORK STORE FRONT ADVERTISING AUTOMATONC. 1890. Rogers & McCartney Boston MA. This is a simply wonderful store window attention getter advertising James F. Shores Jr. Bookseller & Stationer, and A.K.P. Dearing, a ship rigger out of PortsmoSee Sold Price
Sold2020PHALIBOIS WHISTLING BOY AUTOMATON1395. PHALIBOIS WHISTLING BOY AUTOMATON | C. 1900, charming automation of young boy whistling a familiar tune (A Bicycle Built for Two), paper mache head with lips puckered, brilliant blue eyes with aSee Sold Price
Sold2024Karakuri Ningyo "Yumi-Hiki Doji" (Archer Boy) Automaton, c. 2002Karakuri Ningyo "Yumi-Hiki Doji" (Archer Boy) Automaton, c. 2002 Gakken Otona no Kagaku, Japan. Plastic figure with articulated head, left arm with bow, right elbow and thumb with quiver, with springSee Sold Price
Sold201623" Lambert Boy Musical Instrument AutomatonA classic French automaton from the late 19th or earlier 20th century depicting a male child dressed in typical French style with a dunce hat. This youth is standing on a velvet covered base that contSee 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
Sold2022Mechanical singing bird box automaton with a young boy and girl with an umbrellaMechanical singing bird box automaton with a young boy and girl with an umbrella.When the knob is pulled the lid raises and a small bird lifts up and tweets a tune after finishing the bird lowers andSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare BPCG Stevens & Williams Cranberry cut to clearWe sold two of these in the last auction and boy did they get the attention. The consignor is offering a third in this sale. Fabulous cranberry coloring and intricate cutting. Measures 8" tall.See Sold Price
Sold2024Vintage Window Tapper Automaton Page Turner*NO SHIPPING! - PICKUP OR THIRD PARTY TRANSPORT ONLY* Completely restored top to bottom! Originally produced in Chicago circa 1930s. Window tappers were meant to get shoppers attention as they walkedSee Sold Price
Sold20171¢ Manikin Vendor Co. Baker Boy Gum Ball VendingThis countertop vendor features a baker automaton who delivers a single ball of gum to the patron. Exterior green and red paint is excellent with very little wear, while the baker shows some paint losSee Sold Price
Sold2021Mechanical singing bird box automatonMechanical singing bird box automaton with two young winged children standing,the girl child holding a large umbrella as well as a basket of fruit, the young boy with bow arrows around his waist.WhenSee Sold Price
Sold2022ELECTROMECHANICAL AUTOMATON OF A MAN LEANING ON A LIGHT POST.1920, FRANCE: A store window display automaton of a dapper man standing by a light post. This display was intended to draw attention to a product. The gentleman's left hand is pointing to the front ofSee Sold Price
Sold2024Manivelle Automaton Musician Duet, c. 1900Manivelle Automaton Musician Duet, c. 1900 Germany, depicting a girl and a boy playing violin and drum, with bisque heads incised "1/0", flange necks, open mouths, fixed blue glass eyes and carved lowSee Sold Price
Sold2023Original Vintage Levy's Jewish Rye Bread Poster School Boy 1967Levy's is a bakery that opened in Brooklyn, New York in 1888. It is most famous for its Jewish rye bread. Levy's was first known for its "cheese bread," but the bakery's real hallmark is its authenticSee Sold Price
Sold2022ELECTROMECHANICAL SITTING CONFUCIUS AUTOMATON.1940, UK: A store window attention attraction or a store display attraction automaton. Electromechanical operation, Confucius nods his head and lifts his arms. Composition construction, original clothSee Sold Price
Sold2016Lot of 2: Storefront Clockwork Automatons.One operates flawlessly. Escapement needs attention on one. Both in original distressed clothing. Length of duration unknown. Condition (Good - Very Good). Size Largest: 23" T.See 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
Sold2021CARVED GERMAN WHISTLER.This is a carved German whistler, labeled on the front "Whistle the Blues Sunny Boy". It is currently working, but needing a little attention to work properly. A typical whistler carving in wood withSee Sold Price
Sold2021King Tutankhamen's Egyptian Throne ChairFull-scale replica from the tomb of the boy king. Toscano's artists worked to capture every detail when they re-created this attention-demanding, full-size replica throne from King Tut's 3,500-year-olSee Sold Price
Sold2021TWO MID-20TH CENTURY DICKENSIAN CHARACTERAUTOMATONS OF A MAN HOISTING A YOUNG TODDLER TO THE SKY. 25" TALL, OVERALL 36" TALL ON A WOODEN BASE THAT IS 12" X 12". THE OTHER S A YOUNG BOY ON A STEAMER TRUNK, ON TOP OF A FREIGHT CART WAVING A FLSee Sold Price
Sold201819th C. CHINESE ENAMELED JEWELED BRONZE AUTOMATON CLOCKThe 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 plateSee Sold Price
Sold2017Chinese Automaton Musical Jeweled Bracket ClockMonumental 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 bezelSee Sold Price
Sold2022Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass Window of Boy David Holding a HarpTiffany Studios Leaded Glass Window of Boy David Holding a Harp circa 1910. Design attributed to Max Wieczorek, with a richly colored drapery glass robe and background consisting of masses of luxurianSee Sold Price
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