Manivelle Theatre Automaton with Six Dancing Dolls, with German bisque heads, open mouths, fixed glass eyes, brown mohair wigs, wood bodies with bisque arms and legs, molded shoes, original silk and lace costumes, with hand-turned mechanism causing one doll to twirl on stage and five to dance in front, on paper-covered base, ht. 15 x wd. 16 x dp. 171/4 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-10-28
Magic Theatre Automaton. Los Angeles, Alan Wakeling, ca. 2000. Fine modern recreation of the famous and rare Magic Theatre automaton designed and built by Renou Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-12-05
Manivelle Automaton with Twin Gebruder Heubach Bisque Laughing Character Babies, early 20th century, with blue painted eyes, open-closed mouths each with two molded teeth, impressed Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-05-03
Manivelle Musical Automaton of Three Cat Musicians, with additional pull-string "meow," the carpeted base covered in chromolithographic paper of cats chasing rats, wd. 14 in. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2002-04-13
Esquivillon & Dechoudens The Knife Grinder Watch with Six Automaton Actions Esquivillon et Deschoudens à Genève. Made circa 1810. Very fine and very rare, quarter-repeating, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-03-27
The Knife Grinder – Watch with Six Automaton Actions Attributed to Esquivillon et Deschoudens à Genève. Made circa 1810. Very fine and very rare, quarter-repeating, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-05-10
Rare Renou Automaton of a Magician with Puppet Booth, circa 1890, with unmarked Jumeau bisque head, closed mouth, brown paperweight eyes, heavy brows, pierced ears Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-05-03
Rocking Ship Automaton, with two ships on tissue paper sea controlled by two-air cylinder movement, originally pull-string and now converted to manivelle, under painted glass Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-08-23
Les Danceurs – Automaton Musical Cabinet Mermod Frères, Sainte-Croix, Swiss. Made circa 1900 for the American market, U.S.A. patent September 25th, 1894. Very fine and Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-10-04
Rare Bells and Automaton Cylinder Musical Box by Karrer, playing six patriotic, American and other airs, including Star Spangled Banner , accompanied by six engine-turned Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-03-24
Rare French Quarter-Chiming Table Clock with Wizard Automaton, c. 1870, the black marble case with bronze figure of a boy dressed as a wizard, his Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-08-23
