Auction 35 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver and Jewellery

354

An automaton clown with chair


Estimate

800 - 1.000


Session 2

7 October 2014



Description

Winding mechanism with one melody
Papier-maché head and hands, fabric clothes and hat with feathers
Velvet lined base hiding the mechanism that makes the chair rotate around the clown''''''''''''''''s nose
Europe, 20th century
(working, minor defects)

Height 47cm


Category

Objects


Additional Information

Similar model by Michael Bertrand



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