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AEDSmoking Black Boy Automaton.
Lot 37
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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
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. 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
Smoking Black Boy Automaton. Paris: Roullet & Decamps, ca. 1890. Seated in a bamboo chair with a pipe in one hand, when the mechanism is engaged, the figure raises the pipe to his lips and smokes real tobacco, blowing out smoke as the pipe is lowered to rest. The figure also turns his head, moves his free hand, and his lower lip. A concealed music box accompanies the movement. Finely formed figure with glass eyes and realistic wig. Chair mounted to velvet-covered base, which is, in turn, resting on a vintage (but likely not original) velvet-covered display stand bearing a butterfly motif on its front panel. Clockwork mechanism concealed in the body of the figure. Height 33?. Fabric elements all worn, but generally good condition. With key. Sold with a large vintage vitrine with peaked top (height 63?).
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