"Arkansas-Trav and Eliza-Jane" Black Dancing Folk Automaton

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"Arkansas-Trav and Eliza-Jane" Black Dancing Folk Automaton, 20th century, the two carved and painted wood figures with color-heightened printed paper faces, jointed arms and legs articulated at the hips and knees, Arkansas-Trav in breeches and felt hat, Eliza-Jane in satin skirt and bonnet, both wearing sash ribbons with their names, on mounting brackets to pedal-operated mechanism causing figures to "dance" on the riveted brass platform, ht. 22 in.
Estimate $800-1,200

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