10-28-200710-28-2007
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2383
October 28, 2007 10:00 AMCalender
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Coin-Operated "Happy Home" Fortune Teller

Sell one like this
$4,113$3,500
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2383Location: BoltonDate / Time: October 28, 2007 10:00AM

Description:

Coin-Operated "Happy Home" Fortune Teller, posibly Caille, early 20th century, in the form of a house with original folk art-inspired pained decoration, the electric motor causing a light to appear in the central window, and the blind to rise revealing a room setting with naked bisque lady reclining on her bed as the fortune appears in an aperture on the back wall, a different one for each day of the week, on period stand and cast-iron base, ht. 63 in.
Estimate $5,000-6,000

Keywords

Fortune Teller