Sold for:
$3,525
$3,525
Roullet et Decamps Monkey Banjo-Player Automaton, with anthropomorphic papier-mache head, yellow side-glancing eyes, long mohair eyelashes, articulated mouth, tortoises ehell banjo, and velvet-covered bases containing three-cam going-barrel mechanism causing the musician to look around gracefully while moving his mouth as though singing and strumming with his right paw, in probably original pink tailcoat, waistcoat, pointed minstrel shoes and fez, ht. 22 in. Literature: Bailly, p. 276 in R&D catalogue for a similar monkey guitar-player.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-10-28
