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AEDClown Magician Automaton.
Lot 42
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By Potter & Potter Auctions
Jul 21, 2019
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2019-07-21 21:30:00
2019-07-21 21:30:00
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Bidsquare : Automata: Life & Other Illusions
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This sale features the automaton collection of Michael Kam. Over 150 vintage and modern mechanical marvels will go on the block, including rare and unusual examples by Vichy, Lambert, Phalibois, and their contemporaries. Prices Realized Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
This sale features the automaton collection of Michael Kam. Over 150 vintage and modern mechanical marvels will go on the block, including rare and unusual examples by Vichy, Lambert, Phalibois, and their contemporaries. Prices Realized Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
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- Lot Description
Clown Magician Automaton. Switzerland: Michel Bertrand, ca. 1993. The magician stands behind his green velvet-draped table, a wand in one hand, and a large red cone in the other. As the mechanism operates, the cone is lifted and lowered by the clown, and as a concealed music box plays, the objects on the table change six times. The clown also nods his head, opens his mouth, and blinks his eyes. On a fabric-draped wooden base concealing an eight cam clockwork mechanism. Key wound. Composition head and eyes, with finely finished costume in yellow, red, and black fabrics framing a white shirt. Height 38?. Inspired by a Vichy design. Very good. Built to the order of Jerry and Bunny Steinbaum, and inspired by the Vichy/Triboulet automaton titled ?Clown aux boules Mysterieuses? Michel Bertrand is acknowledged as the successor to the famous firms of Vichy/Triboulet/JAF, and incorporated many original Vichy parts in his automata. Buyer's Premium
