Sold for:
$4,113

Coin-Operated "Happy Home" Fortune Teller, posibly Caille , early 20th century, in the form of a house with original folk art-inspired pained decoration, the electric motor causing a light to appear in the central window, and the blind to rise revealing a room setting with naked bisque lady reclining on her bed as the fortune appears in an aperture on the back wall, a different one for each day of the week, on period stand and cast-iron base, ht. 63 in.


Skinner

Auctioneer:
Skinner

Date:
2007-10-28

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Coalport Hand Painted Reticulated Signed on Back; Ovington Brothers. Fortune Teller Plate. Very Good Condition Small Losses to Gold. Measures 1 Inch Tall, 9-1/2 Inches Read more…


Auctioneer:
Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches

Date:
2006-01-16