Roullet et Decamps Walking Cat Automaton

Description:

Roullet et Decamps Walking Cat Automaton, the white fur-covered cat with green glass eyes, pink leather nose, articulated mouth, tail and legs with wooden wheels, her body containing clockwork mechanism and bellows causing the cat to walk forwards while flicking her tail, opening her mouth and "meowing", lg. 19 in. nose to tail, (papier-mache fragile on legs).
Estimate $600-800