$588
Roullet et Decamps Jumping Cat Automaton, with white fur-covered body, green glass eyes, articulated legs with wooden paws, holding a pink velvet-coiled hoop hung with bells, the key-wind clockwork movement in the body causing the cat to jump, ht. 6 1/2 in. Literature: Bailly, Automata, The Golden Age , p. 286.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-07-29