Set Reminder2019-07-21 21:30:002019-07-21 21:30:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Automata: Life & Other Illusions https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/automata-life-other-illusions-21996 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.
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Japanese Conjurer Automaton. Paris: Pierre Mayer, ca. 2004. Wooden automaton with exposed works. The Japanese magician raises the cup to show a ball underneath. The cup descends, and the magician waves a fan in his other hand. The cup is then raised and the ball has vanished ? only to reappear in the magician?s mouth. Unlike similar automata, there is no hole in the table through which the ball vanishes. Hardwood and metal construction. 6 x 3 ? x 7 ??. Hallmarked. Ball on tabletop slightly off-center, else very good.